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Another from my Kentucky mother-in-law . I will always think of her when these are baking.. that is, if I could find sorghum up here in Yankee-land! Ingredients:
1 pound dried lima beans or bean of your choice |
2 bay leaves |
1 onion, cut into 6 wedges |
3 1/2 ounces salt pork, 1/4 dice |
3/4 cup ketchup |
1/2 cup brown sugar |
1/4 cup sorghum |
1 teaspoon dry mustard |
Directions:
1. Soak bean overnight.
2. Drain beans.
3. Combine beans and bay leaves in saucepan.
4. Add water to 3 above beans.
5. Bring to a boil.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
7. Reduce heat.
8. Simmer for 45 minutes.
9. Drain BUT reserve 4 cups of cooking liquid.
10. Combine onion, salt pork, ketchup, brown sugar, sorghum and dry mustard in a Dutch oven or bean pot.
11. Stir in beans and 3 CUPS of cooking liquid.
12. Cover pot with foil.
13. Put lid on pot.
14. Bake approximately 2 1/2 hours OR until beans are tender.
15. Check liquid level occasionally.
16. Add more cooking liquid, if necessary.
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