Black-Eyed Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. black-eyed beans (dried)
6 c. water
1 tsp. salt
1/4 to 1/2 lb. lite sausage
1 bay leaf
1/4 c. chopped onion
3 chicken bouillon cubes
1 pkg. spinach or any greens

Preparation

Use heavy 6-quart pot.
Put in beans and water.
Boil 2 minutes.
Cover and remove from heat. Allow to stand 1 hour. Return to heat. Add all other ingredients except spinach.
Simmer 1 1/2 hours.
May steam spinach separately and add to soup.
Could add greens last 10 minutes to cook.
Yields 6 servings.