U. S. Senate Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. white beans
3 qt. water
3 onions, finely chopped
1 small bunch celery (including the tops), finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
hambone with meat on it
1 c. mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato buds can be used)
1/4 c. chopped parsley

Preparation

Soak beans overnight in cold water and cover.
Drain beans and put them in a soup kettle with hambone and water.
Bring water to boil and simmer the mixture for about 2 hours.
Stir in 1 cup mashed potatoes, onions, celery, garlic cloves and parsley.
Simmer the soup for 1 hour longer or until beans are thoroughly cooked. Remove hambone from kettle.
Dice the meat on it and return meat to soup.
Serves 6.