Boot Scootin' Bean Soup

Ingredients

3 c pinto beans
2 c cubed ham
2 c water
22 oz tomato juice
4 c chicken stock
3 cans
2 c onions
3 garlic
3 tb parsley
1/4 c green pepper
2 tb brown sugar
1 tb chile powder
1 t msg
1 t salt
1 t bay leaves
1 t oregano
1/2 ts cumin
1/2 ts rosemary
1/2 ts celery seed
1/2 ts thyme
1/2 ts marjoram
1/2 ts sweet basil
1/4 ts curry
1 c sherry

Instructions

Soak beans overnight. Add all other ingredients except sherry and bring to boil. Cook slowly until beans are tender. Add Sherry. Copyrighted, TEXAS WINE SOCIETY COOKBOOK, 1992 Provided by: 'Ol Ed, The Orchid Man