Basic Bean-Soup Mix

Ingredients

• Dried-bean mix:
• 1 pound dried kidney beans
• 1 pound dried yellow lentils
• 1 pound green split peas
• 1 pound dried black beans
• 1 pound dried black-eyed peas
• Spice mix:
• 5 teaspoons salt
• 5 teaspoons dried basil
• 5 teaspoons dried rosemary
• 5 teaspoons dried marjoram
• 2 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 1/4 teaspoons crushed red pepper
• 5 bay leaves
• Additional soup ingredients for 1 packet dried-bean mix and 1 packet spice mix:
• 8 cups water
• 1 smoked ham hock (about 1/2 pound)
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained