Hopping John

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked rice
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups dried peas
• 1/4 pound pork
• Salt, pepper and butter

Method

1. 1

   Soak peas overnight.

2. 2

   The next day, cook peas until soft, being careful to keep them whole during the cooking.

3. 3

   Cook the piece of pork with the peas to add flavor.

4. 4

   When peas are cooked sufficiently, there should be only a small quantity of liquor left on them.

5. 5

   Mix the cooked rice and peas together, season with salt, pepper and butter and serve with bread and butter.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Southern cook book of fine old recipes (1935) by Lillie S. Lustig, page 29. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Hopping John 1 cup cooked rice 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups dried peas a/4 pound pork Salt, pepper and butter

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