Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      cup           black beans
   4      cups          water
   4                    bay leaves
     1/4  teaspoon      celery seed
     1/2  cup           chopped celery
   1      cup           chopped onion
   1      clove         garlic -- minced
     1/4  teaspoon      dry mustard
   1      teaspoon      chili powder
   4      drops         Tabasco sauce
   1                    hard boiled egg -- sliced
     1/2  cup           sour cream
                        salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Sort and wash beans. Soak overnight in water. Add bay leaves, celery seed and celery. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. Cook onion and garlic until tender in 1 T salad oil. Add to beans with remaining ingredients except egg and sour cream. Simmer for an additional hour or until beans are very tender. Remove bay leaves. Carefully put 1/2 through a blender or rub through a sieve. Repeat. Heat. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve hot with 2 tbs sour cream and egg slices.