Black Eyed Peas--Colette Gines

2 Cups black eyed peas (cleaned)
5 Cups water
Chopped onion and celery to taste
1 ham hock or diced cooked ham
1 Bay leaf
1 tsp Thyme
salt pepper and season salt to taste

Put all ingredients in pressure cooker and cook for 1 hour on 15 lbs. pressure. Remove ham from bone and add back to peas. Serve with catsup. (goes well with a baked potato)

**If you don’t have a pressure cooker, you can simmer them on med-low heat for several hours until liquid is pretty well gone and beans are tender. Consistency should be thick, not like a soup.
***Can also be done in a crock pot on low for about 8-10 hours