Wash beans,discarding imperfect ones. Cover with water; bring to the boiling point, boil 2 minutes, then soak 1 hour or more. Without draining, cook slowly until the skins burstwhen you take of few on a spoon and blow on them. lDrain, reserving the cooking water. cover salt pork with boiling water. Let stand 2 minutes, drain, and cut 3 cm gashes every 1 cm without cutting through the rind. Put the beans in the bean pot. Push the pork down into the beans until all but the rind is covered. Mix remaining ingredients. Add 1 cup of the reserved water and bring to the boiling point. Pour over the beans and add enough more water to cover the beans. Cover the bean pot. Bake 6 to 8 hours at 120ºC . Add water as needed to keep the beans moist. Uncover the last hour of baking so that the rind will be brown and crisp. Recipe By : The Little Mountain Bean Bible Cookbook