Grandma Robena'S Collards - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. salt pork, ham hock or ham bone
1 or 2 bunches collards
salt and pepper to taste
hot pepper sauce

Preparation

Wash salt pork and place in a big pot with about 6 to 8 cups of water.
Boil gently, covered, for about 1/2 hour.
Pick and prepare collards for cooking.
Discard tough outer leaves and stems. Tear washed collard leaves and put in pot with pork. Cook collards for about 1 1/2 hours or until tender. Add salt and pepper near end of cooking time.
At serving time, drain the greens and chop coarsely.
Put the chunks of pork on the platter or in the dish with them. Be sure to serve with pepper sauce. Also serve with cornbread.