Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      pound         red kidney beans
   1      pound         salt pork
   2      cloves        garlic
   1      teaspoon      Italian seasoning
   1                    bell pepper
   1                    onion -- chopped
   1      stalk         celery
   1      whole         hot pepper

Preparation:

Boil pork 5 minutes to get rid of salt. Put pork in second water (hot) and add beans, water, should be one-half inch above beans. Add immediately, one bell pepper, one chopped onion, celery, garlic, Italian seasoning and whole hot pepper. Cook slowly two to three hours, until gravy is thick and beans tender -- just before dishing out add a pinch of Italian seasoning again. Salt to taste and serve with rice.