Hearty Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

leftover ham bone, shoulder bone or 3 smoked ham butts
1/2 c. dried lima beans
1/2 c. dried split or whole peas (no need to soak)
2 Tbsp. barley
2 Tbsp. regular rice
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes
1/2 tsp. black pepper
8 c. cold water
1/2 c. chopped celery
2 large chopped onions
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 washed, unpeeled, chopped carrot
1 clove garlic, minced (if desired)

Preparation

Cover first 7 ingredients with 8 cups cold water; bring to boil, then simmer for 1 hour.
Then add rest of ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer one more hour.
When cool, remove bones and add meat to soup.
If soup is too thick, thin with a little cold water.
Season to taste.
Freezes well.