Black Beans (Margret Simmons)
          
          2 lbs. dry black beans soaked 8 hrs/overnight
          1 qt. veggie stock
          soaking water plus enough to cover an inch 
          3 bay leaves

          2 bell peppers chopped
          2 onions chopped
          10 garlic cloves finely chopped
          1/2 cup cooking sherry
          1 tsp. allspice (ground)
          1 lemon quartered with
          4 whole cloves stuck in each quarter
          black pepper

          Cook first 4 ingredients for 1.5 hrs.  Add rest
          of ingredients and simmer .5-1 hr until tender.