Hopping John (Modified) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup rice, uncooked (I used Uncle Bens)
1 cup ham stock (I used Penzy's ham base to make the ham broth)
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup Canadian bacon, fully cooked, chopped (your favorite brand)
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
salt and pepper, to taste (optional)

Preparation

Prepare the 1 cup ham broth if using a base, or bullion. Make sure the base is well dissolved before adding to cooking pot. (I used 1 teaspoons Penzy's ham base to 1 cup water.).
Chop Canadian Bacon into small pieces so you will get a little in each bite. Drain and rinse black eye peas. Set both aside.
Add 1/3 cup water to pot, add prepared ham broth, and add the half cup of uncooked rice. Bring rice liquid to a boil over medium high heat, then stir in black eye peas and ham. As soon as rice liquid returns to a boil, cover pot, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook to rice directions. (Uncle Bens was 20 minutes. Your time may be slightly different.).
NOTE: If your rice mixture looks too dry near the end, you can mix in a little water, or ham broth to make it more moist. If it's way too wet you can uncover mixture, stir, and cook a little longer until some of the excess moisture evaporates.