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Lima Beans
1 pound lima beans -- dried 2 pieces smoked ham hocks -- skin 2 tablespoons bacon drippings 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper -- freshly ground 1) Pick...
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Ingredients
- 1poundlima beans -- dried
- 2pieces smoked ham hocks -- skin
- 2tablespoons bacon drippings
- 1/2teaspoonsugar
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1/4teaspoonblack pepper -- freshly ground
- 1) pick over the beans to remove the stones and dirt. rinse t
- 2) combine the beans and all the remaining ingredients in a l
Directions
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1 pound lima beans -- dried 2 pieces smoked ham hocks -- skin 2 tablespoons bacon drippings 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoo
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Rinse the beans well and drain them
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Cover them with cold water and soak them 15 to 20 minutes
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Drain well
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2) Combine the beans and all the remaining ingredients in a large pot
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Add enough cold water to cover by 1 inch
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Heat to simmering and cook, covered , until the beans are tender but not mushy, about 1 hour and 45 minutes
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Keep an eye on the beans while they are cooking and add more water to keep the beans covered it necessary