New Years black eyed peas

Get your water boiling

Peel and chop your shallots add to your water

Chop your ham into bite sized pieces use the bone for the extra flavor

Look your peas over well to get stones sticks undesirable peas out take the rest and rinse and put on to boil

After about 1 and a half hours add 4 cups water

after 2 hours stir well add your salt a little bit at a time taste if you need more add it you may not need the whole quarter cup then you may need more