Ham And Bean Soup Or Ham And Potato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 to 1 lb. Cook's ham slice
2 cans Swanson vegetable broth
1 can chicken broth
3 stalks celery
3 carrots
1 medium onion
1/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper
3 cans navy beans (not drained) or 3 to 4 potatoes, cubed (with or without skins)
1 stick butter (be sure to use real butter)
1/2 c. flour
3 c. milk (skim works, whole is richer or anything in between)
1/8 tsp. fresh ground pepper

Preparation

In large soup pot, add ham, cubed into 1/4 to 3/8-inch cubes, pepper, broth, celery, carrots, onion and beans (cubed potatoes if you are making potato soup), all cut into soup size chunks. Bring to a boil, then turn down to simmer while you thicken milk.