Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. water
1 lb. Northern beans
1 ham hock
2 ribs celery, diced
1/4 lb. bacon
1 small onion, chopped
1 c. diced potatoes
1 c. water
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Put 1 quart water, beans, ham hock and celery in large kettle. Brown bacon with onion and add to beans.
Simmer about 3 hours. Add diced potatoes and simmer 1 hour longer with 1 cup water.
Add salt and pepper to taste.