BEAN SOUP

Ingredients

1. 1 C dried beans

2. 1 ham bone or bacon rind

3. 1/4 head of sm cabbage

4. Salt

5. 1 sm onion, chopped

6. 1 stalk celery, chopped

7. 1 carrot, diced

8. Some parsley, chopped

9. Zucchini squash, chopped

10. 1 sm potato, diced

11. 1/2 to 1 C pasta, uncooked

12. 1 can tomato sauce

                    
     

Method of preparation

1. Cook first 4 ingredients with water until beans are very tender. 
2. Remove bone or rind. Remove 1/4 cup of beans and put these in a large kettle. Put rest of mixture through a colander or strainer. Add this to the kettle. Add enough water to make desired amount of soup. 
3. Saute onion, celery, parsley and squash in hot olive oil until tender. Add 1/2 to 1 can of tomato sauce (to taste). 
4. Add mixture to large kettle. Add the potato and the pasta (usually sm shells) to kettle. Cook on medium heat until medium thick.