Old-Fashioned Ham And Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried kidney beans
3 qt. water
1 meaty ham bone
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped carrots
4 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Place beans in water in a large pot; bring to a boil.
Remove from heat.
Cover and let stand for 1 hour.
Add ham bone, onion, celery, carrots and all spices.
Simmer for 2 hours or until beans are tender.
Remove ham bone and cut meat; return to soup.
Remove bay leaf.
Garnish with hard-cooked egg yolk slices.
Serves 10 to 12.