Boston Baked Beans

• ¾ lb. of salt pork, fat or lean according to taste
• ½ a lb. of beans

Soak the beans overnight, drain and put in a saucepan with sufficient cold water to cover, bring to the boil and simmer till the beans are just beginning to soften. Drain on a colander and put in an earthenware casserole or pot, over a thin slice cut from the piece of pork. Over the beans put the rest of the pork, half cover it with more beans, and add the sugar, salt and syrup