Smoked Tongue Dinner

I don`t know if you can find tongue where you live , but here it is hard to find in the supermarket.


Smoked tongue dinner
Mrs. Lelia M. Callaway

1 smoked tongue ( 3 to 3 1/2 pounds)
1 onions, sliced
1 stalk celery
1 bay leaf
3 whole onion, small
3 medium carrots, cut in quarters
1 1/2 pounds green beans

Cover tongue with water. Add sliced onion, celery and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until tongue is tender. Remove tongue. Pull off skin and remove bones. Add whole onions, carrots and beans to liquid in kettle. Slice tongue and put on top. Cook about 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender.