Simmer for 1-2 hours, throw in a cup or so of rice. Add more water as rice swells, and more seasoning to taste. Hot sauce is a good thing. Simmer until rice is done. Eat and accept the awed compliments of non-cooks. :-) Posted to fatfree digest V98 #002 by Cynthia Barnes <cbarnes@mail.coin.missouri.edu> on Jan 2, 1998