Traditional Bean Hole Beans

==Description==
Every Old Home Day in Maine/NH will have their version of these Bean Hole Beans...absolutely none better!
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group, from the Recipe Link
* Cook time: 9 hours
* Serves: 6 to 8.
==Ingredients==
* 2 lbs of yellow eye beans (Navy or Great Northern beans)
* 1 lb salt pork (sliced) boiling water, enough to cover
=== Mix ===
* 1 teaspoon dry mustard or prepared mustard
* ½ cup molasses
* ½ – 1 teaspoon salt
* ½ cup water
* 1 large onion, cut in half
==Directions==
# Soak 2 pounds of beans overnight.
# Parboil beans until the skin peels away by blowing on a few beans in a spoon.
# Add the mix to the beans and stir slightly.
# Slice 1 pound salt pork into sections.
# Cut each section partly through in a criss-cross pattern and place pieces on top of the beans.
# Cover the beans and set to one side.
# The bean hole should be dug into the ground and be half again as large as your dutch oven or any other tightly lidded pot.
# Using seasoned hard wood, accumulate live coals until hole is ¾ full.
# Shovel out the coals leaving about 3 inches of live coals in the bottom of the hole.
# Set the bean pot in the hole on top of the 3 inch bed of coals.
# Shovel the rest of the coals around and on top of the pot.
# Cover with dirt and check for escaping steam and making sure none is leaking out.
# If steam is leaking out, cover area with more dirt.
# Leave in the ground for 8 hours or overnight.
== Notes ==
Make sure the beans are completely covered with hot water before putting in ground. The beans need to go into the ground hot.
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