Servings: 6

4 cup fresh Lima Beans 4 cup fresh Lima Beans
4 cups water 4 cups water
2 ounces fat back (salt pork) sliced thin 2 ounces fat back (salt pork) sliced thin
2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon black pepper

Rinse beans, picking out any bad ones
In a heavy covered saucepan, bring water and fatback to a boil. Add beans and salt. Simmer, tightly covered, for about 20 to 30 minutes. Add water if pan begins to boil dry.