Good Luck Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. each: pinto beans, small lima beans, split peas, black turtle beans, lentils and black-eyed peas
1 lb. ham pieces
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes and green chilies or plain tomatoes
juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Mix 1 pound of each type of bean.
Rinse 1 1/2 cups of mixed beans.
Soak overnight in water.
Drain and add 2 quarts of water and at least 1 teaspoon salt.
Add ham.
Cook slowly for 3 hours. Add onion, garlic, Ro-Tel tomatoes and lemon juice.
Simmer for 2 hours.
Serve with hot cornbread.