Has BEAN Soup Now It's Dinner

• 1 lb white navy beans, soaked overnight
• 4 quarts water
• 1 cabbage, small,chopped coarsley
• 1 lb green beans, cut ito 3 pieces each
• 2 leeks, cleaned and chopped,use 1 inch of the green part
• 2 turnips, peeled,chopped into 3/4 inch cubes
• 2 carrots, cleaned,sliced
• 12 medium potatoes, peeled
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 sprigs thyme (1/2 tsp dried)
• 4 sprigs parsley
• 6 Italian sausages or 6 oktoberfest sausages or 6 smoked sausage
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 14 lb bacon, chopped
• salt & pepper

1. In a bit of cheesecloth tie in the bayleaf, thyme, parsley.
2. Drain and rinse the navy beans after soaking them overnight.
3. Pour water into a large pot and add all the veggies except the potatoes, simmer covered for apprx 1 1/2 hours add more water as needed Add potatoes, herb bag, sausages,garlic& bacon.
4. Simmer slowly for another hour and 15 minutes.
5. Check the seasoning& adjust.
6. Remove spice bag.
7. Remove the sausages& potatoes, keep warm.
8. simmer soup for 15 minutes longer.
9. Serve hot with french bread,.
10. After the soup course serve the potatoes& sausages.

white navy beans, water, cabbage, green beans, leeks, carrots, potatoes, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, italian sausages, garlic, bacon, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/has-bean-soup-now-its-dinner-45653 (may not work)