Hopping John Soup

Ingredients

• 2 lb. sausage (1/2 hot and 1/2 mild), cook and drain grease
• 1 stick butter
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 cans black-eyed peas, not drained
• 1 c. plain rice
• 2 c. chopped onion
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 2 cans water (cans from peas)