Soup with Pinto or Great Northern Beans

Directions

1. Wash the beans well, and soak overnight in water to cover.
2. In the morning add 2 cups more water, cook the beans until tender, and put them through a sieve or colander.
3. Fry the diced salt pork until crisp, remove from the fat, and add to the bean pulp.
4. Brown the onion in the salt pork fat; stir into the bean pulp.
5. Add hot water to give the -proper consistency, and salt and pepper to taste.
6. Serve very hot.
7. If available, 1/2 cup of chopped peanuts may be added for variation and extra food value.
8. Or pour this soup over toast covered with sliced browned onions, and sprinkle a little grated cheese over the top.