Old-Fashioned Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. navy beans (dry)
2 tsp. salt
11 c. water
1 1/2 lb. ham hocks (pieces)
3/4 c. grated carrots
3/4 c. chopped celery
2/3 c. chopped onion

Preparation

Rinse navy beans and pick out the bad ones.
Place beans into the 11 cups of boiling water.
Boil for 2 minutes; cover and let stand overnight.
The next day, add salt and other ingredients. Gently boil beans in the same water in a covered pot for about 2 hours until tender.
Add more water as needed.
Remove fat, bone and skin from ham but leave the meat in.
Season to taste and simmer 1/2 hour before serving.