Recipe - New Years Black-Eyed Peas

2 cup Dried blackeyed peas
One half pound Bacon
2 qt Water
1 cup Uncooked rice
1 cup Chopped onion
1 cup Chopped celery
2 teaspoon Butter
One half teaspoon Italian seasoning; (up to 1)
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper

Sort and wash peas; place in heavy saucepan. Cover with water and bring to
a boil; cook 2 min. Remove from heat; cover and let soak 1 hour. Drain.
Combine ham & 2 qts water in large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce
heat; cover and simmer 15 min. Add peas; bring to a boil. Reduce heat;
cover and simmer 45 min. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce
heat; cover and simmer an additional 30 min. or until peas are done. Remove
ham; cut into small pieces. Stir ham into pea mixture. 1012 servings.

Posted to EATL Digest by Shawn Zehnder Lea slea@HIGHTOWERSERVICES.COM
on Dec 2, 1997