Recipe: Old-Fashioned Bean Soup (using a ham bone and mashed potatoes) (LA Times, 1962)

OLD-FASHIONED BEAN SOUP

2 cups white beans
3 quarts water
Meaty ham bone
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 small bay leaf
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup mashed potatoes
1 cup thin-sliced celery
1 cup diced raw carrots
Salt and pepper (to taste)
1/2 cup cream or evaporated milk (if desired)

Soak washed bean in water overnight.

Add ham bone, onion, garlic and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, Cover and simmer 2 hours or until beans are almost tender.

Add potatoes, celery and carrots, Bring to boil. Reduce heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Cover and Simmer 1 hour longer.

Remove ham bone and cut off the meat. Dice and add to the soup. Re heat just to boiling, stirring carefully to avoid breaking beans, Add cream, if wished, just before serving.

From: Recipelink.com
Source: Old newspaper recipe clipping: Los Angeles Times, October 11, 1962