Recipe: Simple Pinto Bean Soup

Best Pinto Bean Soup
Mrs Jess Chandler, Cortez, Colorado
(A Blue Ribbon Winner in 1960)

3 cups dry Pinto Beans
2 Ham Hocks or 2 slices Ham
1 cup diced Onions
1 cup diced Celery
1 can Tomato Sauce
1 can Tomato Soup
Salt, Pepper, and Vegetable Salt to taste

Cook beans with ham hocks or ham (diced). When almost done, add remaining items. Add water as needed to make a medium thick soup.

Note: The recipe did not specify size of cans.