Pick over the beans looking for small rocks, clumps of dirt, etc. and rinse them.

Place in a large bowl or pot to soak overnight. (Cover completely with cold water up over beans as they will swell while soaking).

Next morning par-boil the beans until the skins wrinkle when blowing on them; drain; put into a Pam sprayed 2 quart bean pot.

Mix all seasonings together in a bowl, add hot water, mix well, then pour over beans in bean pot. Place the salt pork that you have scored down in among the beans. Add onion if using.

Bake at 250 for 8 hours.