Bean Soup

Summary

A handwritten great-northern-bean-and-smoked-ham-shank soup recipe, with a small unidentified printed logo/icon at the top of the sheet.

Key contents

• Ingredients: 1 lb (16 oz) or more bag great Northern beans · 4 smoked ham shanks · 1 potato (2 or 3 if wanted) · onion, minced to taste · 1 cup chopped celery · 1 clove garlic · salt (marked with a "?") and pepper · 6 cups water
• Method: Bring beans in water to a boil, boil 2 minutes, cover and let stand 1 hour, then drain (saving the liquid). Add water to make 2 quarts. Simmer beans, liquid, and ham for 2 hours. Add remaining ingredients, simmer 1 hour. Remove ham, cut up the meat, return it to the pot. Take 1 cup of beans and potatoes, puree in a blender, and add back to the soup. Simmer another hour or so.
• A small two-part printed/stamped logo icon appears at the top left of the sheet (looks like two small colored squares/graphic marks) — not legibly identifiable; possibly a notepad or stationery brand mark, not part of the recipe content.
• No attribution, no date, no source visible.