Baked Beans, Southern Style

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Ingredients

1 pound dried marrow beans

6 cups water

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 onion, sliced

1 sm. dried hot red pepper

1 bay leaf

3/4 pound salt pork, sliced

3 tablespoons molasses

1/4 cup catsup

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

Preparation

Cover beans with water. Bring to boil, and boil for 2 minutes. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. Add next 5 ingredients and cook until beans are tender. Drain, reserving liquid.

Put beans in shallow 2-quart baking dish, arranging pork slices on top. To 2 cups liquid (or water), add molasses and remaining ingredients, except sugar. Pour over beans; sprinkle with sugar. Bake, uncovered, in preheated hot 400 degree oven about 1 hour.