1. If you use dry beans-- soak overnight. Drain water from beans, replace with enough fresh water to cover and cook until they are tender. 2. saute onions and peppers until tender 3. add salt , garlic powder, sugar, pepper, prepared mustard, tomatoes and sausage. Continue to simmer until beans are thoroughly tender. ( I do all of this in my kettle, if you have one) RICE: Cook rice in steamer according to your steamer directions or cover with alum. foil and put in oven 350 degrees for @1 hour. Serve with a #6 scoot in soup bowl over 1/4 cup rice. Serving: 1 serving provides 2 oz. cooked lean mean and 1/2 serving of bread. Posted to EAT-L Digest 19 Sep 96 From: Ruth L Rivera Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 22:23:59 EDT