Bean Soup 1 lb. or 2 cups navy beans, dried 1 meaty ham bone 1 cup cubed potato 1 cup thinly sliced celery 1 cup finely chopped onion 1 clove garlic 1 cup sliced carrots 1 small bay leaf
Cook beans in 2 1/2 quarts of water for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, let stand 1 hour. Add ham bone, minced garlic and bay leaf to beans. Cover and simmer 2 hours or until almost tender. Add vegetables, salt and pepper to taste, simmer 1 hour more. Remove ham bone and cut off meat. Dice meat and add to beans. Reheat to almost boiling. Remove bay leaf. **************Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the U.S. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
