Name: Bean Soup #2
Ingredients: 1 lb Great northern beans; 1 1/2 c Diced ham; 1 c Onion; chopped; 3/4 c Celery with leaves; chopped; 5 ts Parsley; chopped; 1/4 ts Black pepper; 10 c Water; 2 ts Salt; 3 tb Cooking oil; 1 Clove garlic; chopped

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Soup	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Great northern beans
1 1/2	c	Diced ham
1	c	Onion; chopped
3/4	c	Celery with leaves; chopped
5	ts	Parsley; chopped
1/4	ts	Black pepper
10	c	Water
2	ts	Salt
3	tb	Cooking oil
1		Clove garlic; chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Rinse and sort beans. Place in large soup kettle; cover with water and
start to cook over a low fire. Saut. ham, onion, and garlic in oil. Add to
beans; cook two hours. (If necessary, add water while cooking.) Add other
ingredients; cook 10 more minutes. Remove and mash 2/3 cup of beans. Add
them to soup and cook 10 more minutes. Serves 8 to 10.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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