Serves:

Ingredients:

1 lb Navy beans; dried
8 c Water
3 c Beef broth
1 Carrot; chopped
1 Celery stalk; chopped
4 Bacon; strips, cubed
2 Onions; small, chopped
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper; white
6 Frankfurters, sliced *
2 tb Parsley; chopped

Method:

* Note: Use the real Frankfurters in this recipe and not the hot dogs! Soak beans overnight.
In a 3-quart saucepan bring beans, water and beef froth to a boil.
Cook for about 1 hour.
Add carrot and celery and continue cooking for 30 minutes.
In a separate frypan cook the bacon until transparent.
Add the onions; cook until golden.
Set aside.
Mash soup through a sieve or food mill.
Return to pan and add the bacon onion mixture, salt and pepper.
Add frankfurters; reheat about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle soup with chopped parsley and serve.