"Sandy's Recipe Room"

ANOTHER RECIPE FROM "SANDY'S RECIPE ROOM"
http://www.wwnet.net/~joejean/reciperoom.

Famous White Bean Soup
(From the Houston Junior League Cookbook)

Ingredients

1 pound (2 cups) small, white dried beans

3 quarts cold water

3 medium potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed

6 ribs celery, finely cut

1/4 cup chopped parsley

2 onions, minced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 pounds ham hock

Salt and pepper

Directions

Soak beans in water overnight; drain. Place beans in large soup kettle, cover with fresh water, and cook for about 1 hour or until beans are tender. Drain. Add the 3 quarts water, mashed potatoes, celery, parsley, onions, garlic and ham hock. Cook slowly for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove ham hock. Pull meat from bones and cut into small pieces. Return meat to soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Freezes well.

Makes 3 or more quarts

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