Baked Beans
1 Quart Pea Beans 1/ Teaspoonful Soda 1/2 Cupful Snowdrift (scant) 112 Tablespoonfuls Salt 1/2 Teaspoonful Pepper 1 Teaspoonful Mustard 1 Medium-sized Onion, Sliced 1/4 Cupful Molasses 1 Cupful Canned Tomatoes, or Tomato Sauce (optional) Soak the beans over night, then wash them well and put them on to cook in boiling water to cover, to which the soda. has been added. When the skins are loosened, drain them, place them in a bean pot with the remaining ingredients, barely cover with boiling water, put on the lid and cook very slowly for about six hours, in a slow oven, 300 degrees F. If necessary, water may be added during the cookery to keep the beans from becoming dry.
NOTE:-Any cold, left-over Baked Beans may be made into little flat cakes, rolled in flour and browned on each side in Snowdrift, then served with Tomato Sauce.