Originally Published:
Jubilee Cook Book, 1887
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Soak over night one quart small white beans with one teaspoonful soda. Into an earthen ware pipkin with close-fitting lid, put half the beans, then one lb. salt pork, well-streaked with lean, and then the balance of the beans. Add three table- spoonfuls of N. O. molasses, one teaspoonful soda, cover the
beans with water, and cook in a moderate oven seven or eight hours. When done they should be nicely browned, soft and juicy.