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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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