Ham And Beans (Crock-Pot) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb great northern bean
1/2 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 cup shredded carrot
8 garlic cloves
1 cup cubed ham
1 bay leaf
7 cups water
4 teaspoons chicken bouillon
1 ham bone

Preparation

Rinse and sort thru beans (has anyone ever really found a rock in these?). Cover with water and let sit overnight.
In the morning, drain water, rinse again and place beans in the crockpot. Dump in all of the other ingredients (except ham bone) and give it a few good stirs.
Put the ham bone in the crockpot, cover and cook on high for 6-8 hours.
Remove the bay leaf, ham bone and fish out any bones that may have fallen off during cooking. Stir the beans a few times. Remove 1 cup of the beans and place in a bowl, mash them with a potato masher or back of a spoon, then return to the beans and stir; this helps thicken it up a bit.
Take off any meat left on the ham bone, chop and return it to the crockpot.
Stir again and serve!