Shell Beans Italiano - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 to 2 lb. fresh shell beans
several salt pork cubes or 2 to 3 slices bacon, cut up
1 c. fresh or canned whole tomatoes
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. thyme
1/2 tsp. marjoram
2 sage leaves
sprinkling of pepper

Preparation

After shelling beans, rinse in cold water, then place in saucepan to boil, adding salt pork or bacon.
Let cook hard at first, then turn down, draining water until beans are just covered.
Add tomatoes, then herbs (fresh, if possible).
Stir occasionally with wooden spoon.
Cook gently about an hour, until tender.