ABNAKIS PEA, BEAN & POTATO SOUP

Ingredients

1/2   lb           Soup beans, dried
1/2   lb           Black beans
4       large      Potatoes
4       tbl         Oil
4       tbl         Salt
1/2   tsp        Black pepper
1/2   cup        Shallots, chopped

Instructions

Wash, soak & cook the dried peas as indicated on the package. Retain the cooking water. Cook the potatoes & save the cooking water. Measure the reserved cooking waters to 8 cups: add fresh water if necessary. Pour into a soup pot. Crush the peas & beans with the potatoes & add to the liquid, with the remaining ingredients. Simmer slowly for 1 hour.