Grandma Kurschat's Famous Bean Soup by
Ingredients
Ham bone + ham cut up
1/4 C chopped onion
8 to 10 cups water
2 cups dry navy beans
1 bay leaf
3 whole peppercorns
3 whole allspices
1 medium potato (peeled and diced)
Instructions
-Long Method-
Wash and soak beans overnight
Next day put ham bone and cup up ham in large kettle
Cook slowly 4 to 5 hours
-Short Method-
Use cooked leftover bone and ham + potatoes
Simmer 1/2 an hour. Add 2 cans of white navy beans
Simmer 2 hours or longer
Be sure potatoes are done
Just before serving, brown 2 T flour in 1 T butter
and add to soup to give it that old fashioned bean soup taste.
NOTE
2 C dry split peas may be used instead of beans (cook according
to directions on package)
Wash and soak beans overnight
Next day put ham bone and cup up ham in large kettle
Cook slowly 4 to 5 hours
-Short Method-
Use cooked leftover bone and ham + potatoes
Simmer 1/2 an hour. Add 2 cans of white navy beans
Simmer 2 hours or longer
Be sure potatoes are done
Just before serving, brown 2 T flour in 1 T butter
and add to soup to give it that old fashioned bean soup taste.
NOTE
2 C dry split peas may be used instead of beans (cook according
to directions on package)