Ingredients:

1 pound dry white beans
3 quarts water
Smoked ham hocks or meaty ham bone
1 tablespoon minced onion
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons salt
Dash pepper

Directions

Wash beans and soak overnight in water. Do not drain.

Add ham, onion and celery salt. Cook until beans are very soft, 2 to 3 hours. Remove ham and cool.

Remove meat from ham hocks or bone and chop into bite-sized pieces. Slightly mash beans with a slotted spoon.

Add meat, mustard, salt and pepper and reheat. Garnish with parsley if desired and serve.

Recipe makes 8 to 10 servings Old Fashioned Bean Soup.

Nutritional analysis per 12 ounces:
Calories: 227
Total fat: 3 grams
Saturated fat: 1 gram
Cholesterol: 13 mg
Sodium: 660 mg
Carbohydrate: 35 grams
Protein: 16 grams
Dietary fiber: 9 grams

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