Grammie Bea'S Dandelion Greens - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs dandelion greens (or 2 lg. brown bags full)
1 piece salt pork, 1 3-inch piece, cut into slices
1 teaspoon salt
butter, as much as you like
cider vinegar, as much as you like
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

Pick 2 lg. brown bags full of dandelions, or buy 3 lbs., as they shrink a lot during cooking.
Wash dandelions well 2-3 times in changes of water, to remove bugs and dirt. Inspect leaves and stems as you go, to make sure they.
arent wilted or rotted or anything, and break off any that are.
Add about 6\" of water to a lg. pot.
Add cut up pieces of salt pork into the water.
Once washed well, add the greens to the pot.
Add 1 teaspoons salt. on top of the greens.
Cook on high until water comes to a boil, then turn down to medium heat.
Let greens cook, until reduced, and tender.
Make sure salt pork is cooked through, at least 45-50 minutes.
Drain well, and serve with butter, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
Note: Preparation time varies, depending on how dirty the dandelions are and how well you clean them.