White Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dry white beans
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 c. chopped celery
chopped cooked ham (as much as you like)
1 can stewed tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp. sugar

Preparation

Wash and sort beans.
Cover beans with water.
Add onions and celery.
Bring to boil.
Add ham, tomatoes, salt, pepper and sugar.
Cook slowly about 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Add water as needed. Great with cornbread.