Barbs Butter Bean Or Lima Bean Soup

• 1 lb lima beans (dried)
• 6 cups water, add more if needed
• 1/2 lb kielbasa or 1/2 lb ham
• 3 -4 teaspoons chicken base (McCormicks)
• 3/4 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour

1. Put beans into large soup pot cover with water bring to a boil for 2 minutes, turn off heat and let set for 1 hour, Drain off water.
2. Add the 6 cups water to the beans and bring to a boil & simmer; at this point if I an using ham or ham hocks I put them in a smaller saucepan and cook them until done.
3. When beans are starting to get tender add ham (& broth from ham) or Kielbasa, tomatoes, onion , carrots, celery and simmer until done.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste: also for a thicker soup add the 2 tablespoons flour to a little water, add to soup and simmer, check seasonings.

beans, water, kielbasa, chicken base, carrot, celery, onion, tomatoes, salt, flour

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/barbs-butter-bean-or-lima-bean-soup-141421 (may not work)