Calico Bean Soup

• 1/3 to 1/2 c. dry navy beans
• 1/3 to 1/2 c. dry black-eyed peas
• 1/3 to 1/2 c. Great Northern beans
• 1/3 to 1/2 c. kidney beans
• 1/3 to 1/2 c. dry butter beans
• 1/3 to 1/2 c. black beans
• 1/3 to 1/2 c. pinto beans
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 1 c. chopped carrot
• 1 c. chopped celery
• meaty ham bone or 2 c. chopped ham
• 2 c. chopped tomatoes
• salt to taste
• pinch of baking soda

1. Rinse and drain all beans and peas, black beans separately. In a big pot, cook beans and peas with ham bone for 3 hours.
2. Cook black beans separately, then drain and add to other beans.
3. Remove ham bone.
4. Add veggies and salt.
5. Cook another hour.
6. Yummy!

beans, blackeyed peas, great northern beans, kidney beans, butter beans, black beans, pinto beans, onion, carrot, celery, ham bone, tomatoes, salt, baking soda

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=447854 (may not work)