Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 to 6 slices bacon
2 c. soaked beans, strained
1 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. flour
salt
pepper
paprika
ham pieces

Preparation

Cook bacon.
Put strained beans in pot.
Cover beans and bacon with cold water until beans are soft.
Put in strainer fixed on a 3-quart pot and separate beans, bacon and broth.
Put broth in pot, set beans aside and throw out bacon.
In small frying pan, melt butter and add flour.
Add to broth.
Cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add beans.
Season with salt, pepper and paprika.
Add ham pieces. Simmer.