Baked Beans - Vermont Style

2 c Pea beans
1/4 lb Salt pork
1 tb Salt
1/4 ts Dry mustard
1/2 c Maple syrup; or more

Soak beans overnight and parboil until the skins break when you blow on a spoonful. Put bean in a bean pot and por in a mixture of the remaining ingredients. Place the salt pork on top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees until the salt pork browns (about 1/2 hour). Turn oven down to 325 degrees and bake uncovered for 6 - 8 hours. Check the beans every hour or so and add boiling water when the beans look dry on top.

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