Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dry beans
2 grated carrots
1 grated medium onion
2 stalks celery, diced
2 small bay leaves
1 ham bone or ham slice (no salt)

Preparation

Pick over beans, discarding bad ones.
Rinse well. Place ingredients in Dutch oven.
Cover with 2 quarts water.
Bring to boil, reduce heat.
Cover.
Simmer 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until tender.
More water may be needed.
Remove meat from bone; discard bone and bay leaves.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
(If salt is added to beans during cooking, beans will not cook to desired consistency.)
Freezes very well.