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Baked Beans

From The universal cookery book, 1887

Beans should be evenly brown and pork tender.

Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The universal cookery book (1887) by Gertrude Strohm, page 20. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Baked Beans. The small white beans are the best for baking. Pick out the bad ones ; wash, and soak over night in lukewarm water. Early the next morning set them where they will boil, adding a teaspoonful of saleratus. When partially done, take them out of the water with a skimmer, and put them in an earthen jar or crock, salting them at the same time. Gash about a pound of pork

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