SOUP RECIPE - 727
UNITED
STATES
SENATE
BEAN
SOUP
1 lb. dry navy beans
1 ham bone with meat
Soak beans overnight in 3 quarts water.
Drain.
In a large soup pot put ham bone and beans.
Add 2 quarts cold water and simmer for 2 hours.
Add: 4 c. mashed potatoes, minimum (more
makes soup thicker)
3 med. onions, chopped
2 garlic buds, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
Simmer all for 1 hour more.
NOTE:
This recipe has been served DAILY in the Senators' restaurant of the Capitol Building for over 100 years!
They even passed a law to require this!
SOUP RECIPE - 728
KIELBASA
BEAN
SOUP
2 c. water
1 med. potato, peeled & diced
2 carrots, peeled & sliced
1 med. onion, chopped
1/3 c. celery, chopped
8 oz. smoked kielbasa, thinly sliced
1 can (11 1/2 oz.) bean with bacon
soup, undiluted
Chopped fresh parsley (optional)
In a large saucepan, bring water and vegetables to a boil.
Simmer 10 minutes
or until vegetables are tender.
Add kielbasa and soup.
Heat through.
Garnish
with parsley, if desired.
6 servings.
SOUP RECIPE - 729
VEGETABLE
SOUP
Put beef neck soup bones and small pot roast (1 pound or so) in soup pot and cover with cold water.
Add seasonings: 3 or 4 cloves
3 bay leaves
Sm. handful peppercorns
1 tsp. allspice
Simmer 2 hours.
Remove cloves, bay leaves and peppercorns.
Then clean and slice vegetables and add: 5 to 6 sm. potatoes, cubed
4 lg. carrots
4 stalks celery
2 med. onions, coarsely chopped
1 (1 lb.) pkg. frozen green beans
2 lg. cans (28 oz.) whole tomatoes or comparable amt. of homegrown tomatoes
Fresh parsley
Simmer 1 hour or until all vegetables are tender.
Remove neck bones and meat and shred and return to pot.
Add 2 or 3 beef bouillon cubes.
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