Granny'S Southern Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. Great Northern beans
ham hock, smoked and meaty
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
2 carrots (raw), diced
3 medium raw potatoes
salt to taste

Preparation

Wash beans; add enough water to make 5 quarts.
Add ham hock, onion, celery and carrots; cook until beans are tender, (watch; may need to add more water as this cooks), 1/2 hour.
Before completed, add diced potatoes, salt and pepper to taste.
Whole process should not be longer than 2 1/2 hours (varies).