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ITALIAN BEAN SOUP (A Recipe Over 100 Years Old) 2 c. dried lima beans 2 c. diced onions 2 medium carrots, diced 3 stalks diced celery 2 medium potatoes, diced 1 c. canned tomatoes 1 c. canned corn 2 Tbsp. butter 1 c. cooked rice Soak lima beans overnight in cold water. Drain off water. Cover beans again with cold water and cook gently for about 2 hours or until very tender. There should be enough water to keep beans covered all the time. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook the diced vegetables in a pan of water until tender. Season to taste. Add the cooked vegetables and remaining ingredients to the beans. Cook gently for 20 min- utes. Add enough water to make a thick soup consistency and add butter. Season to taste. Serve with crackers or toasted hard rolls. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |