Vermont Maple Baked Beans Recipe

Wash and pick over beans. Cover with cold water, add soda and soak overnight. In the morning, rinse beans and boil gently in fresh water until skins wrinkle. Drain off bean water and retain. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place onion in the bottom of a bean pot or casserole. Add remaining ingredients. Score pork and place on top of beans. Pour in bean water just to cover. Bake, covered, for about 8 hours. Check periodically, adding bean water as needed. For the last hour, cook uncovered to brown top.