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Hearty Bean Stew
1 lb. any variety of dry bean
1 ham hock or shank
1 large onion chopped
6 c. water
1 tsp. salt
10 oz. green chili salsa (or tomato sauce, or canned or stewed tomatoes)
Rinse the beans and remove any foreign matter. Mix all ingredients in the crockpot. Cover, set temperature at low, and forget for at least 10 hours. If you have only half a day, cook the mixture 5 or more hours on high. Keep adding enough boiling water to keep beans well covered. Most bean varieties will be done in 2 to 3 hours. When beans are done, take out ham bone, cut off the meat, and put it back into the pot. Serve hot with corn bread or muffins. Serves 6.
Food is so primal, so essential a part of our lives, often the mere sharing of recipes with strangers turns them into good friends. That's why I love this community.
~Jasmine Heiler
In the summertime, freeze canned or fresh fruit (with juice) in ice cube trays or popsicle molds
for children and adults. My kids really liked fruit cocktail frozen. Also good for teething
babies.
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