16 Bean Soup

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• Speckled limas
• Large great Northerns
• Navy beans
• China beans
• Pinto beans
• Red kidney beans
• Italian “fava” beans
• Large white Lima beans
• Garbanzo beans
• Whole green peas
• Lentils
• Barley
• Black -eyed peas
• Yellow split peas
• Green split peas
• Baby lima beans

I mixed equal portions of all these beans together – makes a lot – can package and give away a presents or looks pretty in glass jars. You can really mix any beans you want – illegal not to use 16 different kinds! Bean police will be knocking at your door.

Wash 1 ½ - 2 cups of bean mixture, cover with water, add some salt and soak for about 3 hours or overnight. Drain, put beans in 2 quarts of water, add:

1 ham hock (or ham bone – I like the ham bone remove bone before serving but leave little bits of ham in soup) - leave out for vegetarian recipe or add some meat soy near end

• 1 can 16 oz tomatoes – chopped
• 1 cup chopped onion (I just use the whole thing)
• 1-cup celery
• Salt to taste
• 2-teaspoon chili powder (plus a little Tabasco, and can put some red ground pepper in)
• ¼ teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• Juice of 1 lemon

Simmer for 2 – 4 hours.

• Can serve with rice (in or on top)