Vermont Bean-Hole Beans Recipe - Grit

Ingredients

• 2 pounds mixed dried beans (lima beans, soldier beans, cranberry beans)
• 6 ounces salt pork, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 ham hock, optional
• 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1-1/4 cups dark maple syrup
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 1 tablespoon kosher or sea salt
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1-1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme