Black Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. black beans
3 slices bacon
3 stalks celery
3 carrots
1 medium onion
1 green pepper
1 clove garlic
3 c. chicken stock
3 c. water
1 lb. ham, cut up
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. red pepper
1/2 tsp. black pepper

Preparation

Soak beans overnight in cold water.
Saute bacon until crisp. Dice celery, carrots, onion, pepper and garlic and saute with crisp bacon.