Senate Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 can tomatoes
ham bone or salt pork
2 carrots, diced
2 potatoes, diced
2 onions, diced
2 c. dried beans (navy or Great Northern)
1 c. celery, chopped fine
3 qt. water
salt and pepper

Preparation

Soak beans overnight.
Simmer beans and ham bone 2 hours.
Add mashed potatoes and other ingredients.
Simmer until all ingredients are tender.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Remove ham bone and chip meat.