Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 bag navy beans
1 lb. carrots
4 medium potatoes
3 stalks celery
1 medium onion
2 lb. ham end
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. cloves

Preparation

Soak beans overnight.
Discard water.
Dice potatoes (skin on), celery, carrots and onion.
Put in 6-quart pot.
Add ham. Cover with water.
Simmer 5 hours.
Remove ham.
Discard fat and bone.
Cut ham into bite-size.
Return to soup.
If soup is too thin, cook longer; if too thick, add water.
Serve with toasted bagels.