Chicken Soup (Tobe Cohen)

INGREDIENTS

1 whole chicken, washed and liver saved for another use
1/4 cup dried lima beans
3 ribs celery with leaves, cut up
3 carrots sliced
1 large onion
1 fresh parsnip, pared
handful fresh parsley
few sprigs fresh dill
salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS

Put chicken in a large pot with cold water. Bring to boil and carefully skim the surface. Add lima beans, and all the vegetables. Cover loosely and simmer with salt and pepper 2 hours. Take out chicken before serving soup. Cook noodles, rice or matzo balls and add to soup just before serving. Serves 8.