1 pound dried lima beans*
4 ham hocks — halved
2 bay leaves
1 onion — chopped
1 bell pepper — chopped
2 cups chopped tomatoes
1 cup tomato sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon papper
salt — to taste
*soaked overnight and drained Place beans in bottom of crock pot and add remain ing ingredients with 1 1/2 quarts of water. Cover and cook on high 2 hours. Tur n heat to low and cook, covered, 10 to 12 hours.
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By James and Susan Kirkland <kirkland@gj.net> on Dec 28, 1997.