Vince Early'S Greens - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 bundles of young collards*
4 Tbsp. chopped onion
1 ham steak
6 strips bacon
1 small pkg. frozen okra
2 qt. water
salt and pepper

Preparation

Fry bacon, retaining grease. Add cleaned, chopped collards to water in a large pot. Add bacon grease, salt and pepper, bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 2 hours or until greens are tender. Add ham steak and okra and cook an additional 30 minutes. Crumble bacon on top to serve.