Southern Style Cooked Dried Beans Or Peas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried beans or peas
1 to 1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 medium onion, chopped fine
salt pork or ham hock

Preparation

Sort and wash beans or peas; cover with water and let soak 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
Drain beans or peas and put in large heavy saucepan; cover with water.
Add salt and pork.
Boil gently on medium to low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Add chopped onion the last 15 or 20 minutes of cooking.
At this time, test beans to see how tender they are.
The time of cooking depends on the kind of dried beans you use.