Recipes

FIRE HOLE BEANS
  • Ingredients
  • 1 quart black beans
  • 1 / 2 pound salt pork
  • 3 quarts water
  • 2/3 cup blackstrap molasses
  • 1 rounded tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 can tomatoes
Directions
  1. Soak beans overnight
  2. Pour off the water and transfer to a heavy iron pot or dutch oven equipped with a tight- fitting lid
  3. Add salt and cold water
  4. Bring slowly to a boil and keep boiling for 3 hours, being sure to add water if the level gets to low
  5. Slice the salt pork into one inch cubes
  6. Add pork .molasses, mustard and tomatoes
  7. Cover and bake
  8. If cooking on a campfire, a shovelful of coals should be kept on the lid
  9. Bake all day or all night making sure there is a small amount of liquid on the top.


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