Ham Bone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 ham bone, with some meat on
1 cup chopped sweet onion
2 cups carrots
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1/4 cup barley
2 (16 ounce) cans butter beans
1/2 head cabbage
2 small rutabagas
2 tablespoons chicken base or 2 tablespoons bouillon
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon sugar

Preparation

Put the ham bone in water to cover, bring to boiling, then reduce the heat to low and simmer 1 hour with, chopped onions, sliced carrots, and diced rutabaga.
Add the tomatoes, barley, beans, and cabbage.
Add the bouillon, pepper and sugar.
Cook until the meat falls off the bone.
Remove the ham bone cut the ham in little pieces and put back in the soup. Enjoy!