Show META GIVEN MENUS MENUS Old-Fashioned Old Still Pleases Soup Do you find yourself hankering hankering hankering hanker hanker- ing for a bowl of hot steaming split pea soup like mother used to make Or perhaps it was a abig abig abig big pot of navy bean soup that graced the kitchen stove of your memory Recollections such as these have pulling power for forin forin forin in almost any restaurant at this season customers pounce on the tl idea of ordering hot pea or bean soup Only too often compari compari- son with home memories I make the restaurant product seem dull and tasteless An oft-heard oft criticism is that the bean or pea flavor is hidden by the addition of tomatoes or stretched through the use of ot flour or cornstarch to give the liquid the consistency of bean beanor or pea soup while using fewer beans or peas But adding this starch doesn't compensate for their lack in either consistency flavor or nutritive value Unquestionably Unquestionably Unquestionably Un Un- questionably good old-fashioned old pea or bean soup has to have havea a goodly amount of the peas or beans to be authentic When it is accompanied by afew afew a afew few slices of browned sausage or garnished with crumbled crisp bacon a a. steaming bowl of hot pea or bean soup substantially increases the daily intake of ot protein minerals and vitamin B thiamine for the day Nay Navy Bean Soup Vi lb Ib d dried led navy nary bUM bears 2 o or salt nit pork sliced 1 quart QUirt water waltr 1 branch celery i l mall small carrot 1 medium onion sliced 1 14 cups Cup hot water Salt and pepper r to taste tute Chopped chive chIn or parsley Wash ah beans thoroughly caver cover with cold water and let soak several hours or overnight Drain Drain- and put into kettle add salt pork water celery and carrot Heat to boiling reduce heat cover tightly simmer until beans are mushy about 1 hours Add onion the last half hour of cooking Press soup through sieve add water and season Reheat Sprinkle chives or parsley parsley parsley pars pars- ley over each serving |