Green Bean Soup

• 1 medium onion (yellow or white)
• 4 1 lb pole beans or 1 lb greasy back beans
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons shortening or 2 tablespoons bacon grease
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon vinegar (optional)

1. add beans to pot with packing liquid. or water.
2. Thinly slice or dice onion and add to pot.
3. Add bay leaf, salt and pepper to taste and paprika.
4. Bring to boil then reduce to simmer, cook for 30 minutes for fresh or 10 minutes for canned.
5. Heat shortening or bacon grease in pan, add flour and cook rue for several minutes.
6. Add sour cream to rue and stir until combined.
7. Add mixture to pot.
8. Vinegar will give the soup extra bite. Add now.
9. Bring to a boil to thicken soup, stir well for two minutes then serve.

onion, pole beans, bay leaf, salt, paprika, flour, shortening, sour cream, vinegar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/green-bean-soup-48107 (may not work)