AUNT ERMA KING'S BAKED BEANS

Name: AUNT ERMA KING'S BAKED BEANS
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Ingredients: 2 lb yellow eye beans (sometimes called yellow eye peas); 1 lb brown sugar, light; 1/2 to 1 lb salt pork, sliced and cut in 1/2; 1 Tbsp yellow mustard, heaping; 1 tsp ginger; 1 tsp baking soda; salt to taste

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By Sharon Davenport
@Sharon822

Vermont family recipe.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Prep:

55 Min

Cook:

2 Hr

Ingredients

2 lb

yellow eye beans (sometimes called yellow eye peas)
1 lb

brown sugar, light
1/2 to 1 lb

salt pork, sliced and cut in 1/2
1 Tbsp

yellow mustard, heaping
1 tsp

ginger
1 tsp

baking soda
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salt to taste
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How to Make AUNT ERMA KING'S BAKED BEANS

Step-by-Step

Soak beans overnight,next day add cold water to cover.
Add the tsp baking soda and stir, bring to boil and drain.
Add hot water to cover beans, and add pork slices.
Cook stove top until just tender.
Mix sugar,salt,mustard and ginger with a small amount of water.
Add to beans and stir.
Put beans in a baking dish and arrange pork slices on top of beans.
Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) until thickened and beans are done, but not mushy, about 2 hours.
Stir and add water if needed.