Pinto, White Or Navy Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. beans
water
ham hock or strip of hog jowl
1 Tbsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Put beans in heavy pot with water and bring to boil; drain. Add fresh water to beans and bring to boil.
Add a ham hock or strip of hot jowl; also add salt and sugar.
Cook about 2 hours or until tender.
You will need to add more water during cooking time.
Reduce heat to medium-low.