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                          TRADITIONAL HOPPING JOHN
 
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 Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Rice                             Pork
                 Holiday
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    4                    Bacon strips
      1/4   c            Onion, diced
      1/2                Bell pepper, diced
      1/2                Red bell pepper, diced
    2       c            FRESH Blackeyed peas
                         -or purple hull peas
                         -OR-
    2       pk           (10 oz) frozen blackeyed
                         -peas
      1/2   c            Uncooked white rice
    2       c            Water
                         Salt & pepper, to taste
                         Louisiana Hot Sauce
 
   Dice bacon. brown in dutch oven with onion and pepeprs, until bacon is
   crisp and vegetables are soft.  Add peas and rice. then water.  Cover and
   simmer over very low heat about 20 minutes, until the rice is tender. Salt
   & pepper to taste.  Add a dash of hot sauce (to taste).
   
   This recipe came to America from Africa though the slave trade.  It is now
   the traditional dish served by most Southerners on New Year’s Day.  It is
   reported to bring good luck.
   
   Recipe fron the collection of Joan Mershon
  
 
 
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