Friendship Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 bag assorted beans (5 to 7 variety beans)
1 Tbsp. salt
ham or ham hocks (can be omitted)
1 large onion, chopped
1 can tomatoes
1 tsp. chili powder
juice of 1 lemon
freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation

Wash beans.
Place in large kettle.
Cover with 2 inches water; add salt.
Soak overnight.
Drain, rinse and add 2 quarts water and ham or ham hocks.
Bring to a boil and simmer slowly 3 hours.
(Or, wash beans and slowly drop into 2 quarts of boiling water so that the water does not stop boiling; reduce heat and simmer 3 hours.)