Title: Charleston Okra Soup
Categories: None
Yield: 8 Servings

1 Ham Bone (w/ Some Meat
-Still Attached)
3 c Okra, Sliced Thin
6 lg Tomatoes, Peeled, Seeded &
-Diced
1/2 c Green Bell Pepper, Cored,
-Seeded & Diced
1 tb Butter
1 sm Onion, Diced
Salt
Black Pepper, Ground
Rice, Cooked

Put the hambone in a soup pan. Add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce
heat. Simmer for 1 hour or longer. Add the okra, tomatoes and green pepper.
Melt the butter in a small pan. Saute the onion until golden. Add to the
soup. Simmer until the soup is thick (about 2 hours). Remove the hambone.
Shred the meat into the soup. Serve over rice in soup bowls.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini