Hopping John - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 strips bacon
1/2 c. raw rice
1/4 c. onion
2 c. water
2 c. fresh black-eyed peas
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Dice bacon.
Add onion and fry until bacon is crisp.
Add peas and rice, then water.
Cover and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
(I always add a good sized shake or two of Louisiana hot sauce, not Tabasco sauce; there is a difference.)
Yields 10 servings.