Name: Bean Soup, United States Senate
Ingredients: 1 pound white beans; 1 meaty ham bone; 1 cup mashed potatoes; 3 large onions, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 cup parsley, chopped.; 1 small bunch celery, chopped

Bean Soup, United States Senate

Ingredients

1 pound white beans
1 meaty ham bone
1 cup mashed potatoes
3 large onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup parsley, chopped.
1 small bunch celery, chopped

Instructions

Soak beans overnight in water to cover. Drain and put in a soup pot with ham bone and 3 quarts water. Simmer 2 hours. Stir in mashed potatoes, onions, garlic, parsley and celery (including tops). Simmer another hour or until beans are done. Remove the ham bone and cut the meat from the ham bone. Discard bone and add meat to soup. Serve hot.