Rice and Peas

	1/2 pint dried peas, washed	1 medium onion, chopped	
	1/2 pint rice, washed  		2 tablespoons oil, butter 
	2 pints water			  or margarine	
	    				Salt
					Pepper

		
	
	Cover peas with water, add salt and pepper and bring to the boil.  
	Reduce heat and simmer for approximately 45 minutes.  Add rice, 
	onion and oil, stir well.  Cover and simmer until the water is 
	absorbed or grains are soft and fluffy--approximately 20 minutes.
	Serve hot. 

	*Rice is a staple of the Barbadian diet and almost every Barbadian 
	meal includes rice.  Indeed many Barbadians are of the opinion 
	that a meal without a rice dish is incomplete.