Senate Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. dry navy beans
4 1/2 qt. water
1 ham bone
1 1/2 lb. smoked ground ham
3/4 tsp. celery salt
1 1/2 Tbsp. minced onion
1/3 tsp. dry mustard
salt & pepper to taste

Preparation

Clean and soak beans overnight.
Drain.
Add water, ham bone, ground ham, celery salt, and onion.
Cook beans until very soft. Remove bone.
Press remaining meat from bone and add to soup.
Add mustard and onion.
Simmer until the desired tenderness to beans is reached.
Serves: 8 to 10.