Any Bean Soup

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Cook Time:

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
1.Put beans in water and boil 2 minutes. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand 1 hour.

2.Add chopped onion to beans. Bring to a boil and gently simmer 2 to 2 ½ hours, or until beans are tender.

3.Add ham or ham bone and cook for 1 hour. Add more water if needed.

4.15 minutes before done, remove 1 cup beans, mash and return to soup (this will thicken soup).

Source

 * 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