Schmeckfest Green String Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb ham
3 cups potatoes
3 sprigs summer savory
1/2 cup carrot
1 lb green beans
2 tablespoons sour cream

Preparation

cook until tender a small ham bone or smoked ham cut into small piesce
the last 1/2 hour before serving add potatoes
add summer savory known as pepper weed in low german
about 1/2 cup finely diced or ground carrots
add 2 cans string beans or when season permits about a lb of fresh cut green beans
when vegatables and meat are tender add sour cream and salt as desired.