Black Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. black beans
1 ham bone (some meat left on)
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped carrots
1 c. chopped celery
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Place beans in a large Dutch oven.
Cover with 2-inches water. Soak 6 to 8 hours.
Add
ham bone and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer
covered
about
2
hours.
Add veggies, salt and pepper and stir to mix.
Simmer covered for 1 hour.