Hopping John - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. dried field peas
4 c. water
2 tsp. salt
1 c. raw rice
4 slices of bacon fried with 1 medium onion, chopped

Preparation

Boil peas in salted water until tender. Add peas and 1 c. of the pea liquid to rice, bacon with grease and onion. Put in rice steamer or double boiler and cook for 1 hour or until rice is thoroughly done.