Bean And Bacon Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried navy beans
3 qt. water
8 slices bacon or more (ham can also be used)
3 c. chopped onions
2 c. diced potatoes
2 c. diced celery
1 c. diced carrots
5 1/2 c. tomato juice
4 tsp. salt
1/2 green pepper
1 bay leaf (optional)
2 Tbsp. sugar (to taste)

Preparation

Combine beans and water in large kettle.
Bring to boil and boil for 2 minutes.
Cover and let stand 1 hour, then boil again until tender.
Fry
bacon
until crisp, then cook onions in bacon fat.
Add
to
soup
with
bacon drippings.
Also add tomato juice, then simmer 1 hour.
Add rest of ingredients and simmer 30 minutes.
Pressure can
1
1/2
hours or cold pack 3 hours.