Delicious Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. Great Northern beans
meaty ham bone
1 c. diced onions
1 c. diced potato
1/2 c. diced celery
1/2 to 1 c. diced carrots
1 clove garlic, minced or chopped fine

Preparation

Soak beans overnight in 1 quart of water, then drain beans and measure liquid.
Add enough water to make 2 quarts.
Place soaked beans, water and ham bone in a kettle.
Cover and simmer 2 hours. Add onions, potato, celery, carrots and garlic.
Simmer 1 more hour.
Remove meat from bone and return meat to soup.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve piping hot.
Any leftovers freeze well.