Senate Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 oz. pkg. navy beans
1 to 1 1/2 smoked ham shanks
1 c. chopped celery
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. oregano leaves
1 tsp. salt
2 qt. water
1 c. chopped onions
2 cubed potatoes
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. basil leaves

Preparation

Combine beans,\twater
and ham shank in large deep pot. Simmer 1 1/2
hours
or
until
beans
are tender.
Remove ham shank and trim meat off bone.
Return to pot and add remaining ingredients. Simmer
an\tadditional
20\tto 30 minutes, until beans
are tender
and soup has thickened.
Serves 10 (1 cup) portions.