Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   2      cups          pea beans
     1/4  pound         salt pork
   1      tablespoon    salt
     1/4  teaspoon      dry mustard
     1/2  cup           maple syrup -- or more

Preparation:

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.