City girl needs to know how to make beans.....

Hard for me to believe they don't sell bulk sausage there. It's just sausage that hasn't been stuffed into whatever they use to make links. You can cut the link casings open and have the same thing, if you must. How would you make a homemade sausage pizza without bulk sausage??? No, nothing fancy like kielbasa, just plain old breakfast sausage, like a sausage biscuit from McDonald's. Ground pork and a few spices, like sage, garlic, onion, etc.

I buy salad spinach (baby is not necessary) and sautee the whole bag in a big pan with just a little water, maybe 3 Tbsp. Takes about two minutes; keep stirring and turning the whole time. Serves 2 here, with butter, S&P. Delish. I like it raw in salads, too, but this is a treat here. But, it will not be the greens hubby is thinking of, I suspect; I suspect he is talking turnip greens.

I buy peanut oil in 2 quart bottles, and there are only two of us, and we are not big eaters. Canola, safflower and sunflower are probably just as good in terms of flavor, though peanut has a higher smoke point, I believe.
 
There are bullets of sasuage I just didn't know that's what it's called, when I think "bulk" I think of a giant costco case of something. So I thought maybe a big box of those little finger-sized sasuages you can order at a diner for breakfast.
 
Nope, just good ole Jimmy Dean's
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I've never heard it called 'bulk' either, so don't feel bad
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I don't bother to soak my beans anymore. Power boil them for a few minutes and usually they don't bother me at all. Then cook for about 3 hours and voila they are done.

Also, I usually add bacon or whatever I have handy to my beans. Add at the beginning and let it cook along with the beans. Also add salt and a couple tablespoons oil.

I'm a country girl and know how to cook beans, lol.
 
I guess "bulk" is a regional term; never thought about it. Maybe, "loose" sausage? Anyway, I suspect the ""bullets" are the same thing. Definitely not giant; I think they are 8 oz. packages. We have several types available, a couple of them locally made. I prefer Lee's to Jimmy Dean. It's just a matter of which seasoning mix they use, and what suits your taste.
 
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Sometimes I do the power boil thing, and sometimes I soak them. Just depends whether I think of it the night before. Less energy use if I think of it the night before, I figure. Either way, I do pour the first water off and add fresh.

Salt, definitely. Meat, whatever is around. The OP's ham bone with meat on it would certainly work. I usually keep some smoked hog jowl or pig hocks in the freezer. I have used bacon or smoked turkey. During my vegetarian phase, I used veggie boullion and some oil.

One of my favorite meals is dried limas (the big ones,) hog jowl, and hoecake of cornbread.

OK, someone is going to ask. Hoecakes are fine ground white corn meal, a bit of salt, and water. Mix to runny pancake batter consistency and fry in tablespoonfuls in hot oil, turning once. They cook in about 3 or 4 minutes, preferably in a well seasoned cast iron pan.

Can also be a biscuit mix that fills a large pan... oh never mind.
 
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Sometimes I do the power boil thing, and sometimes I soak them. Just depends whether I think of it the night before. Less energy use if I think of it the night before, I figure. Either way, I do pour the first water off and add fresh.

Salt, definitely. Meat, whatever is around. The OP's ham bone with meat on it would certainly work. I usually keep some smoked hog jowl or pig hocks in the freezer. I have used bacon or smoked turkey. During my vegetarian phase, I used veggie boullion and some oil.

One of my favorite meals is dried limas (the big ones,) hog jowl, and hoecake of cornbread.

OK, someone is going to ask. Hoecakes are fine ground white corn meal, a bit of salt, and water. Mix to runny pancake batter consistency and fry in tablespoonfuls in hot oil, turning once. They cook in about 3 or 4 minutes, preferably in a well seasoned cast iron pan.

Can also be a biscuit mix that fills a large pan... oh never mind.

LOL, I know what your talking about. Another good thing is potato cakes, fried up like the hoe cakes. Anyone ever tried those?

But seriously, I think the two must haves with soup beans is corn bread and fried potatoes!

I'm making myself hungry, LOL.
 
Oh yes!! Fried potatoes! I haven't made those (with beans) in forever! I usually buy whatever ham is on sale for mine. I just can't stomach 'hocks' in my food! If it looks like an actual body part, no thanks!
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PLEASE tell me how you make good potato cakes!!! I have been trying for years....

My DH always makes them. But it's so simple. Left over mashed potatoes (they need to be kind of stiff), salt and pepper to taste. Fry up in a cast iron skillet with a little oil until nice and golden brown.

Some people add other stuff to them, but we love them made this way. Easy, fast, and simple!
 

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