Scarborough Fair Beans

• 2 lbs navy beans or 2 lbs great northern beans
• 1 -2 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 -2 tablespoon dried sage (I used ground)
• 1 -2 tablespoon dried rosemary
• 1 -2 tablespoon dried thyme
• water
• salt

1. Soak beans overnight in water (use filtered if your water is hard).
2. Drain and rinse beans.
3. Put beans in a large stockpot and cover with water by 2 inches.
4. Bring to boil, lower heat and simmer for about 1 hour.
5. Add herbs and continue to simmer until beans are very tender, about 1-2 hours.
6. Add water as necessary.
7. Add salt to taste.
8. Serve.

navy beans, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, water, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/scarborough-fair-beans-464595 (may not work)