Hopping John

Ingredients

• 1 cup of cow peas
• 1 piece if bacon
• 1 1/2 cup of rice
• salt
• cayenne pepper

Directions

1. boil cow peas with piece of bacon (3 hours)
2. when peas are done, not till mushy, drain water
3. boil separately the rice
4. mix
5. skim grease from top of to peas are boiled in
6. add salt and cayenne pepper
7. put in oven to dry out
8. serve with slice of bacon or fried sausages