Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      pound         navy beans -- dried
   2                    onions; small -- chopped
   8      cups          water
   1      teaspoon      salt
   3      cups          beef broth
     1/4  teaspoon      pepper -- white
   1                    carrot -- chopped
   6                    frankfurters -- sliced *
   1                    celery stalk -- chopped
   2      tablespoons   parsley -- chopped
   4                    bacon; strips -- cubed

Preparation:

* Note: Use the real Frankfurters in this recipe and not the hot dogs! Soak beans overnight. In a 3-quart saucepan bring beans, water and beef froth to a boil. Cook for about 1 hour. Add carrot and celery and continue cooking for 30 minutes. In a separate frying pan cook the bacon until transparent. Add the onions; cook until golden. Set aside. Mash soup through a sieve or food mill. Return to pan and add the bacon onion mixture, salt and pepper. Add frankfurters; reheat about 5 minutes. Sprinkle soup with chopped parsley and serve.