Bean Soup

Directions

1. 1
   Soak beans overnight; do not drain.
2. 2
   Add beans, ham bone, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
3. 3
   Cover; simmer 3 to 3 1/2 hours, adding onion, thinly sliced the last half-hour.
4. 4
   Remove ham bone and peel meat from bone.
5. 5
   Mash beans slightly with back of spoon.
6. 6
   Return meat to soup.