MAMAW'S OKRA SOUP

*64 oz. frozen okra
*28 oz. frozen butterbeans (Fordhook)
* 28 oz. canned tomatoes (chopped/crushed)
* small can rotel tomatoes
* 64 oz. tomatoe juice
* 1 onion (chopped)
* 1/2 stick butter
* ham (cooked, as much as you like)
* 1 tbls. ginger
* 1 tsp. dry mustard
* salt & pepper

1. Boil the okra for 3-5 minutes and drain. This is to get rid of some of the slime, don't know what it is about okra, but it's slimy.

2. Put butterbeans and onion in tomatoe juice and bring to a boil then add okra. Boil about 3 minutes then cut back the heat. Don't add all the tomatoe juice, just cover vegetables, add the rest later as needed or as much as you like.

3. Add the rest of the ingredients and cook on low heat for a couple of hours. Add salt & pepper along to taste.

To make this in true "Mamaw style", don't de-slim the okra, use water instead of tomatoe juice and don't add the ham.

 Must be served with cornbread.