Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small ham bone, finely chop ham from bone
1 pkg. Great Northern beans
1 small or medium onion, finely chopped
3 or 4 strips bacon, diced (raw)
2 chopped carrots
1 stalk celery
1 or 2 potatoes
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 small can tomatoes (juice if needed)
1 Tbsp. parsley

Preparation

Wash beans thoroughly (about 2 times).
Remove any bad ones as well as any \"junk\" that floats to the top.
Drain.
Add about 6 cups of water to the beans.
Cover.
Bring to a boil 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Do not remove cover; let set for 1 hour.