2 c. dried baby lima beans
8 c. cold water
Ham bone
3 sm. onions, chopped
1/2 bay leaf
1 c. carrots, chopped
1/2 c. minced green pepper
1 lg. can peeled tomatoes, chopped
3 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Wash lima beans. Place in a large kettle. Add water and ham bone, onions and bay leaf. Cover and simmer over low heat until the beans are tender. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of whole beans. Put remaining beans into blender and process until consistency of thick soup. Return processed beans and whole beans to pot. Add carrots, green pepper and tomato. Continue cooking until tender. Add salt and pepper. If there is any ham on the bone, cut it off and add to soup. Remove bone. Serves 10.