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Senate Bean Soup

This is the famous soup served in the Senate dining room in Washington, D.C.1 pound dried navy, Great Northern or pea beans
1 large smoked ham hock
3 potatoes, cooked and mashed
2 onions, chopped
1 cup diced celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salt and pepperWash beans and cover with 5 quarts water. Bring to boil and boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 1 hour.Bring again to boil and simmer, covered, 2 hours, or until beans begin to mush.Add all ingredients, except salt and pepper, and simmer 1 hour longer. Remove bone, cut up meat and return to soup. Season.Makes 4 quarts.

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Tombstone beans
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Old settler`s beans
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Mexican charro beans
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Tamale beans
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