====== Boston Baked Beans ======

  *1 lb white beans (white beans, navy (pea) beans, Great Northern beans)
  *1/2 lb meaty salt pork or 1 lb point cut corned beef brisket
  *1/4 cup molasses
  *3 Tbsp brown sugar or 6 Tbsp maple syrup
  *1 Tbsp vinegar
  *1 1/4 tsp salt
  *1 tsp ground mustard

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  - Bring 10 cups of hot water and dried beans to boil in large pot (3 3/4 qut o.k.); continue to boil 2 min. Remove from heat, cover, and soak until rehydrated, at least 1 hour and up to 10 hr.
  - Heat oven to 225 deg. Place meat in bottom of lidded ovenproof casserole. Drain and rinse beans; add them and remaining ingredients. Cover with 3 cups of boiling water.
  - Reduce oven temperature to 200 deg., place covered casserole in oven and cook until beans are tender, 7 to 9 hours. Skin rendered fat if you like. For creamier sauce mash 3/4 cups of cooked beans with fork and add back to casserole. Serve or cool to room temperature and refrigerate.
  - Initial experience.
    - At 200 deg no bubbling and not done at 7+ hours. Try 225 deg. (specify just under simmer)
    - Can add cut up hot dogs 1 hr prior to completion.
    - Can raise temperature and uncover for last hour to speed cooking and thicken.
    - Vegetarian: substitute onion, cut in half with whole cloves in each half, and diced carrot for meat.
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  Serves: 6      Total cook time: soak 1-10 hr + cook 7 - 9 hr
  Source: Cook's Illustrated Sep/Oct 1996
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