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UNITED STATES SENATE BEAN SOUP
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| 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!
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