Senate Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. dry Northern beans
1 or 2 meaty ham hocks
1 medium diced potato
1 medium onion
1/4 c. celery
salt and pepper to taste
2 qt. water

Preparation

Soak beans overnight in enough water to cover.
Wash and drain beans.
To the two quarts of water, add beans and ham hocks. Cover and simmer 2 hours.
Add potato, onion and celery. Simmer an hour longer. Remove ham hocks.
Cut up meat and return meat to soup.
Remove 1 cup of beans with liquid.
Puree then return to soup.