Bean Pot - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. (small) white beans
1 carrot, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
ham hock with lots of lean ham left on it
dash of oregano
dash of garlic
dash of salt
dash of ginger
dash of Accent
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Cover beans with 1 quart water; bring to boil.
Add remaining ingredients.
Reduce heat and simmer.
Cook slowly until done. Check to be sure there is plenty of water.
Can be cooked in crock-pot.
When done, soup should be very thick.