Mary Starr - Senate Bean Soup Recipe

"Served every day in the Senate Restaurant... also served in the house of representatives Restaurant."

1 lb. dried beans, marrow, navy, pea or great Northern
Water to make 5 quarts
Smoked Ham Bone with Meat on it
3 Medium potatoes, cooked and mashed
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Cup Chopped Onion
1 Cup Chopped Celery

Soak Beans overnight in water to cover. Next morning add waster to make five quarts. Add ham bone. Simmer about two hours or until beans begin to mush. Add cooked and mashed potatoes, onion, celery, and garlic. Simmer one hour. Remove bone, cut up meat and return to soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Makes about four and a half courts.