Southern Bean Soup

• 1 cup dried beans, covered with cold water and soaked overnight
• 6 cups ham stock or 6 cups ham stock
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 34 cup onion, peeled and chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• salt and pepper
• lemon slice
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced (optional)

1. Drain beans; place in stockpot and add ham broth.
2. Add celery and onion;p cook slowly until beans become soft.
3. Strain; press beans through a sieve or mash.
4. If necessary, add more water in order to have five cups of soup.
5. Blend butter, flour, salt and pepper; stir into hot bean broth slowly and simmer until thickened.
6. Serve hot with slices of lemon and hard cooked eggs.

beans, ham stock, celery, onion, butter, flour, salt, lemon slice, eggs

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/southern-bean-soup-290418 (may not work)