4 to 6 ham shanks
2 lb. pinto beans
1/2 lb. salad macaroni
1 lg. onion, chopped
6 or 8 cloves of garlic, fresh, minced
2 (15 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1/2 lb. bacon, cut in pieces
1/2 c. chopped celery
1 to 2 tsp. allspice
1 to 2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. pepper

Boil ham shanks until tender. Remove from water to cool. Put pinto beans in water to cook. When ham shanks are cool, remove meat from bones and put meat back in beans and water. Add tomato sauce and rest of ingredients EXCEPT salad macaroni. Cook until beans are done.

Twenty minutes before serving, add salad macaroni. When macaroni is tender, eat and enjoy. Wonderful served with black rye bread. NOTE: Use just enough water so your finished product is not watery. Serves 10 to 12.