Green String Bean Soup

Description
Just something different and totally Old Fashioned

Ingredients

 * 2 lbs string beans, cut
 * 3 lbs spring chicken, cut up
 * 2 tablespoons lard
 * 1 large onion, chop and sautéd
 * 1½ tablespoons flour
 * 1 teaspoon red peppers
 * 1 clove garlic
 * 1 cup onions, small, minced
 * 1 stalk parsley, chopped fine
 * dill, chopped fine
 * 3 quarts water

Directions

 * 1) Place lard, onion and flour in a pot, saute, add red pepper, water, chicken and cook.
 * 2) Cook cut up green beans, garlic, and onion in 4 ounces water separately for a half hour, then add to chicken pot and cook for 45 minutes or more.
 * 3) Add parsley and dill last.