Hearty Lentil And Ham Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 leftover smoked ham bone or 2 smoked ham hocks
1 lb lentils, picked over and rinsed (about 2 1/2 cups)
1/2 lb mushroom, chopped (about 3 1/2 cups)
3 onions, chopped coarse
1 cup chopped carrot
1 cup chopped celery
1 cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
3 1/2 cups beef broth
8 cups water

Preparation

In a 6- to 8-quart kettle combine all ingredients and simmer soup, covered partially, stirring occasionally, 1 1/2 hours.
Discard bay leaf and cinnamon stick and remove meat from bone or hocks.
Chop meat and stir into soup.