Name: Lima Beans
Ingredients: 1 lb Lima beans -- dried; 2 Pieces smoked ham hocks --; Skin; 2 tb Bacon drippings; 1/2 ts Sugar; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/4 ts Black pepper -- freshly; Ground

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains			8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Lima beans — dried
2		Pieces smoked ham hocks —
		Skin
2	tb	Bacon drippings
1/2	ts	Sugar
1/2	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Black pepper — freshly
		Ground

INSTRUCTIONS

1)  Pick over the beans to remove the stones and dirt.  Rinse  the beans
well and drain them. Cover them with cold water and soak them 15 to 20
minutes.  Drain well.
2)  Combine the beans and all the remaining ingredients in a large pot. Add
enough cold water to cover by 1 inch.  Heat to simmering and cook, covered
, until the beans are tender but not mushy, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Keep an eye on the beans while they are cooking and add more water to keep
the beans covered it necessary. Discard the ham skin and serve hot.
Recipe By     : Sylvia Woods
From:
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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