Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. Great Northern beans
2 large onions, chopped
2 cloves chopped garlic
2 qt. water (more if needed)
1 lb. diced smoked sausage (links)
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Presoak beans for faster cooking.
Combine ingredients; cook in heavy pot over low heat until tender, at least 2 hours.
Mash with potato masher until beans blend into soup.
Best served with warm corn bread.