Senator'S Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 ham hock (large)
3 or 4 stalks celery with tops, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c. chopped parsley
1/2 c. diced carrots
1/2 c. instant potato flakes
2 cans Great Northern beans
pinch of black pepper

Preparation

Cover
ham hock with water and cook.
Debone and cut up fine. Put
aside
and
save
broth.
Combine celery and tops, green onions
and tops, garlic and carrots.
Cover with water and simmer
until tender (not overdone).
Combine ham, broth, vegetables,
beans
and
potato
flakes and heat until hot and blended.