Mom's Friendship Soup

• 14 cup black beans
• 14 cup red kidney beans
• 14 cup white navy beans
• 14 cup white lima beans
• 14 cup baby lima beans
• 14 cup split peas
• 14 cup lentils
• 14 cup black-eyed peas
• 14 cup pinto beans
• 2 ham hocks
• 1 lb kielbasa
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 (16 ounce) cans tomatoes
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium chicken
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• salt and pepper
• thyme

1. Wash beans, add water to cover plus 1 TB salt& soak overnight.
2. Next morning, drain& add 3 quarts water, 2 hamhocks, 2 bay leaves& thyme.
3. Cook 3 hours covered, then add tomatoes, onions, garlic, peppers, chicken, salt& pepper.
4. Simmer 1 hour, then remove chicken& hamhocks, debone.
5. Discard bones, fat& skin.
6. Return chicken& ham, cut in small pieces, to soup pot.
7. Add Kielbasa sausage, cut in thin slices,& parsley.
8. Cook till sausage is done.
9. Add water as needed-- Stir bottom often to avoid burning.
10. Enjoy!

black beans, red kidney beans, white navy beans, white lima beans, baby lima beans, peas, lentils, blackeyed peas, pinto beans, ham hocks, kielbasa, bay leaves, tomatoes, onions, garlic, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, chicken, parsley, salt, thyme

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/moms-friendship-soup-50666 (may not work)