Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. pkg. Great Northern or dried soup beans
ham bone and pieces of ham left on bone
2 stalks celery
1 onion, chopped fine
1 can tomatoes, chopped
salt to taste
parsley

Preparation

Add enough water to cover plus 3 inches over.
Cook about 4 hours.
Watch in case it needs more water.
Take ham bone and celery stalks out and skim fat.
Add tomatoes and parsley. Continue to cook a few more hours.