Serves 8
1 ham bone
2 potatoes, diced in 1/4-inch cubes
3 ears fresh corn, cut off the cob or one 8-ounce can corn 1 medium onion, finely diced
4 fresh garden tomatoes or one 8 ounce can chopped tomatoes
1 quart freshly shelled green lima beans or one 10 ounce package frozen Fordhook lima beans
Salt and pepper
In a soup pot, add 3 quarts water. Add ham bone, let boil for 3 or 4 minutes. Add potatoes, corn, onion, tomatoes, and lima beans. Turn down heat to medium and cook for 30 minutes until lima beans are tender. If the soup is too thick, add hot water. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Dumplings:
1 cup flour
Dash of salt
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup water
With your hands, mix flour with salt, add butter, and mix the ingredients, adding water, to make dough. Roll into a ball. Put ball on a floured board and roll into a very thin crust. Cut into 1/4-inch squares. Drop into the boiling soup one by one and keep shaking the pot. Reduce heat to medium. Let cook until dumplings are done, about 5 minutes.
