Any Bean Soup

==Description ==
A River of Recipes: Native American Recipes Using Commodity Foods by the USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, public domain government resource—original source of recipe
* Serves: 8-10
==Ingredients==
* 1½ cups washed dry beans
* 7 cups water
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 1 cup chopped ham or ham bone
* 1 teaspoon salt
==Directions==
# Put beans in water and boil 2 minutes.
# Cover, remove from heat, and let stand 1 hour.
# Add chopped onion to beans.
# Bring to a boil and gently simmer 2 to 2½ hours, or until beans are tender.
# Add ham or ham bone and cook for 1 hour.
# Add more water if needed.
# 15 minutes before done, remove 1 cup beans, mash and return to soup (this will thicken soup).
Category:Ham Recipes
Category:Bean Soup Recipes