U.S. Senate Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. chopped ham or ham bone with meat
1 lb. navy or Great Northern beans
3 potatoes, cooked and cubed
1 c. each onions and celery, chopped
2 small cloves garlic, minced

Preparation

Wash beans and soak overnight.
Rinse and add water to make 5 quarts.
Add ham bone and simmer 2 hours on low heat.
Add vegetables and simmer 1 hour more.
Remove bone, leaving meat in soup.
Season as desired with salt and pepper.
Makes about 4 1/2 quarts.