Senate Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried white beans, washed and drained
1 large smoked ham hock
3 potatoes, cooked and mashed
2 onions, chopped
1 c. diced celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper

Preparation

Cover beans with water; bring to boil and boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
Cover pan and let set for 1 hour.
Drain beans and measure liquid; add enough water to make 5 quarts.
Bring to boil and simmer, covered, for 2 hours.
Add remaining ingredients except salt and pepper and simmer covered 1 hour longer.
Remove bone, cut up meat and return meat to soup.
Season to taste.