Baked Beans

Baked Beans

1 pound dry beans
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 pound salt pork, diced
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon ginger

Sort and soak beans overnight in a pot with water covering beans.

Drain and rinse beans. Add water to cover over beans, add baking soda, and cook until soft. Drain and rinse. Add salt pork, sugar, molasses, dry mustard, and ginger to the pot. Cover with water and bake several hours with a cover on the pot.