Bean and Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. dried navy or great northern beans
• 1 lb. ham cut in 1 inch cubes ( I often use a meaty ham bone)
• 2 cloves of garlic minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup potato peeled and cubed
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1 cup diced carrot
• salt and pepper

Directions:

Add ham, garlic, and bay leaf. Simmer for 2 hours. Add vegetables, salt and pepper. If using the ham bone cut the meat from the bone and return meat back to soup. Cover and simmer for one hour. Stir occasionally.

Source: My Mother.

By Sandy from Graettinger, IA