Hopping John - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. dried black-eyed peas
1/2 lb. salt pork, quartered
2 c. chopped onions
1 c. chopped green pepper
2 1/2 c. water
1 c. uncooked long grain rice
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. red pepper

Preparation

Wash peas; place in a Dutch oven.
Cover with water 2 inches above peas.
Let soak 8 hours.
Drain.
Return peas to saucepan. Add salt pork, onions and green pepper.
Cover with water and simmer, covered, 2 hours or until peas are tender and water has cooked very low.
Add 2 1/2 cups of water, rice and seasonings to peas.
Cover and cook over low heat 20 minutes or until rice is done.
Add additional water if necessary.
Yields 8 to 10 servings.