Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   2      cups          red beans -- dried
   6      cups          water
   1                    salt to taste
   1                    black pepper to taste
     1/4  cup           bacon drippings
   2      cups          ham -- diced
   2      cups          salt pork
   2      cups          sausage -- smoked
   1      cup           onions -- chopped
   2                    garlic cloves -- minced
     1/4  cup           parsley -- chopped
   4      cups          rice -- hot cooked

Preparation:

1. Rinse beans; soak in water 30 minutes, then cook slowly until tender, about 2 hours (add boiling water as necessary). 2. Add salt and pepper to taste. 3. Heat bacon drippings in skillet; sauté ham, salt pork or sausage, then add onions and garlic, cooking until translucent. 4. Stir into cooked beans along with parsley. 5. Remove about 1 cup beans; mash or put through a sieve and stir into beans (this will thicken the juices). 6. Serve over hot rice.