Thick Ham And Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb navy beans
    7 cups water
    3 stalks celery
    3 carrots
    1 large onion
    4 chicken bouillon cubes
    1 bay leaf
    1 teaspoon thyme
    1 teaspoon garlic granules
    2 large potatoes
    1 ham bone
Preparation
    Either soak beans over night or quick soak by covering beans with 2 inches of water, bringing to a boil for 2 minutes and letting set for 1 hour.
    Drain and rinse beans, add all ingredients, except for the potatoes.
    Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
    Remove ham bone and pick off meat, give ham bones to dog.
    Return ham to soup along with potatoes.
    Cook for 1/2 hour more or until potatoes are tender.
    Take a potato masher and mash the potatoes and some of the beans, this makes a wonderfully thick soup.
    Serve with either crackers or corn muffins. Enjoy!
    Oh yea, salt and pepper to taste!

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