Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. beans (navy or Great Northern)
1 to 2 lb. sliced carrots
2 1/2 lb. diced potatoes
2 to 3 c. sliced celery
1 can tomato soup
2 c. diced ham

Preparation

Rinse beans.
Then in pot with 6 to 8 cups of water, bring to a boil, simmer 2 minutes, cover and let soak for 1 hour.
Then return beans to a boil, add ham bone and simmer beans 1 hour until tender.
Remove bone and remove ham from bone.
Add ham and other ingredients to beans, cover and simmer until other vegetables are tender.