Name: Bean Soup #3
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c Bean mixture (see instructions); 1 ts Salt; 2 qt Water; 1 Ham bone; -or-; 1 lb Of ham; diced; 1 cn (10-oz) Ro-tel tomatoes; 1 lg Onion; diced; 1 Clove garlic; minced; 1 Lemon; juice of; 1 Long red or green chili pepper; or Cayenne pepper to taste (up to); 1 lb Sliced Polish sausage; cooked and drained (optional)

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Bill Izard

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Polish	Soup	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Bean mixture (see instructions)
1	ts	Salt
2	qt	Water
1		Ham bone; -or-
1	lb	Of ham; diced
1	cn	(10-oz) Ro-tel tomatoes
1	lg	Onion; diced
1		Clove garlic; minced
1		Lemon; juice of
1		Long red or green chili pepper; or Cayenne pepper to taste (up to)
1	lb	Sliced Polish sausage; cooked and drained (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash bean mixture. Cover with water, add salt and soak overnight, or bring
to a boil for 5 minutes, remove from heat, and soak 1 hour. Drain. Place
beans in water, add ham bone or ham and simmer for 3 hours. Add Ro-Tel,
onion, garlic, lemon juice, red or green chili pepper, and simmer for 2
hours. If using sausage, add and simmer for 1 more hour. Yield: 8 to 10
servings.
Bean Mixture: The base mixture for this soup is 8 assorted packages of
dried peas and beans. For example: lentils, split peas, baby limas, black
beans, red beans, black-eyed peas, navy beans and barley.
Suggestion: 1-1/2 cup amounts can be packaged in a plastic bag and tied
with a plaid ribbon with recipe enclosed for a Christmas remembrance.
SUSAN DIFFEY JOHNSON
From <Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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