Recipe: Yankee Bean Soup

YANKEE BEAN SOUP

1 lb. dried navy beans
2 small carrots
2 small onions
2 stalks celery
ham bone

Cook beans with ham bone until almost done. Add thinly
sliced carrots, celery and onions. Cook until beans are done
and serve.

YANKEE BEAN SOUP

1 lb. navy beans
2 1/2 qt. water
1 ham bone
1/2 c. chopped celery leaves
3 Tbsp. margarine
2 medium carrots, diced
2 to 3 tsp. salt
dash of ground pepper
1 large onion
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1 small onion
3/4 c. canned tomatoes and
liquid

Wash beans, add water; cover. Bring to boil and simmer
10 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand covered for 1 hour.
Add ham bone, large onion, celery leaves and mustard. Cover
and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Melt margarine in skillet, add
small onion and carrots. Cook 6 to 7 minutes until beginning
to brown, stirring constantly. Add this with tomatoes, salt
and pepper to beans. Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes or
until beans are partly broken and have slightly thickened the
soup. Remove ham bone. Cut meat from bone and add to soup.