Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. navy beans
1 c. chopped onion
3 or so celery stalks (with leaves), chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 c. chopped parsley
salt and pepper
ham bone(s)

Preparation

Soak beans overnight in 6 cups of water.
Drain and rinse well. Put beans and bone(s) in 3 quarts of water. Simmer for 1 hour.