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Congressional Bean Soup

Source of Recipe

Marla


List of Ingredients


8 cups water
1 lb. dried small white beans
1 meaty ham bone or 2 cups diced cooked ham
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 onion, finely chopped
2 TBS finely chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 bay leaf






Recipe

In a large pan, bring water to a boil. Add beans and boil
gently 2 minutes.
Turn off heat and let stand 1 hour. Pour into crock. Add
remaining
ingredients. Cover and cook on LOW 12 to 14 hours or until
beans are very
soft. Remove bay leaf and ham bone. Cut meat off bone;
return meat to
beans. Discard bone and bay leaf. Serve soup hot.