Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 4 qt. water
• 1 lb. dried black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix
• 1 small ham hock or bone
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 whole clove
• 1 bay leaf
• few sprigs parsley
• 3 Tbsp. cooking sherry
• 1 tsp. pepper