Basic Navy bean and Ham

Ingredients:

• 1 pound navy beans
• 2 quarts boiling water
• 2 ham hocks or a meaty ham bone
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• chopped ham or ham from the meaty bone
• salt and pepper to taste (I add a little seasoned salt along with regular)

Preparation:

"fast soak" the dry beans by boiling for 2 minutes, soaking for 1 hour, then draining.

Add 2quarts fresh water, add beans and ham.

Simmer ham bone or hocks with the beans until beans are tender. Remove bones and chop ham. Add chopped onions and celery. Add water to make about 1 gallon. Add ham meat, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook about 30 minutes longer. Navy bean soup recipe serves 12 or more.