WardNA wrote:
>> I can't believe
>> how great the hocks are making the bean "broth" taste... nice smoky
>> flavor...
>
> For that matter, a ham bone with a half pound of meat still on it can
> flavor a pound of beans quite nicely.
>
> Neil

I use either/or, depending. But I don't often have a ham bone sitting
around, but smoked ham hocks around here are a dime a dozen (er, not
literally) at the grocery store. Ah, the bliss of living in the mid-South
when you want to make a pot of beans, bean soup or a mess of turnip greens!
<G>

Jill