Pinto Bean Soup

2 cups dried pinto beans
2 Tbs finely cut onion
2 Tbs finely cut bacon
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 Tbs chopped parsley
1 tsp thyme
3 Tbs flour

Soak the pinto beans in water over night. Drain and put into saucepan with six cups boiling water and boil slowly two hours or until soft.

Add onion and bacon which have been fried light brown; boil five minutes; add salt, pepper, parsley and thyme.

Mash beans with back of spoon. Add flour which has been mixed with a little cold water.

Boil five minutes and serve.

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