Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. Northern beans
1 ham bone
1/2 chopped onion
1 c. diced celery
1 large can tomato sauce
1 c. diced potatoes
2 tsp. minced parsley
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Soak beans overnight.
Drain and add fresh water, cook slowly with ham bone for 2 hours.
Put in onions, potatoes, celery, tomato sauce, parsley and seasoning.
Cook slowly until vegetables are soft.
Remove ham bone.
Trim off any meat and cut in small pieces to add to the soup.