Name: Hoppin' John Cooked Separately
Ingredients: 1 lb Dry black-eyed peas; 1/4 lb Salt pork, diced fine; 1 lg Onion, coarsely chopped; 1 Clove garlic, mashed and chopped; 1/2 lb Country ham, in 1/4 inch cubes; 1/4 ts Red pepper flakes; 2 c Rice cooked according to package recipe

Sin is not an option for the believer. How can you continue in sin when that sin was paid for in the torn flesh of Jesus? How can you look longingly upon Satan’s offerings when the cross of Christ is in front of your eyes? Christ’s love constrains our hearts to seek holiness. The fact that sin has no lasting benefits remains true, but it is not simply because sin doesn't pay that you are to turn your back on the tempter. The fact that sin will not get you what you really want in life is not nearly a powerful enough defense to guard you against the attractiveness of Satan’s lies and the fickleness of your heart. Only a deep grasp of the gospel has the power to bring about deep change in your heart. It is knowing the terrible price that has already been paid for your sin that enables you to say no to sin.

Iain Duguid

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Kentucky		8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Dry black-eyed peas
1/4	lb	Salt pork, diced fine
1	lg	Onion, coarsely chopped
1		Clove garlic, mashed and chopped
1/2	lb	Country ham, in 1/4 inch cubes
1/4	ts	Red pepper flakes
2	c	Rice cooked according to package recipe

INSTRUCTIONS

Ingredients: serves 8 or 10
Method: Wash and pick over the beans and put in a sauce pan with water to
cover and simmer for 45 minutes. In a skillet, put the salt pork, onions
and garlic over low-medium heat until the onions are wilted. Combine
remaining ingredients except rice and add to beans, adding water if
necessary to just barely cover the beans and simmer, covered for another
hour or so. Stir occasionally. Cook rice separately, spoon onto a sizeable
platter and surround with beans. Serve hot with ham and greens. A few
variations that could be done with either method: add 2 teaspoons sugar to
the water (Florida); add a cup of stewed tomatoes to the pot (Tennessee);
use some bacon as part of the pork requirement (Kentucky). And above all
remember this one salient fact. There's no other food I can think of that
is supposed to bring luck. I wonder if the more you eat, the luckier you
get?
Posted to FOODWINE Digest 02 Jan 97
From:    Bob Pastorio <pastorio@RICA.NET>
Date:    Fri, 3 Jan 1997 09:20:28 -0800

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