Senate Navy Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried navy or pea beans (about 2 1/3 c.)
water
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 lb. bacon
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Wash beans; discard any stones or shriveled beans.
Drain and place in large saucepot.
Soak.
(For quick soak method, combine beans and 6 cups water.
Heat to boiling; boil 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Cover; let stand 1 hour.
Or cover beans with water and soak overnight.)