Ham And Bean Soup

Directions

1. 1
   Rinse beans.
2. 2
   Pick out faulty beans and stones.
3. 3
   Mix water with some juice from cooked ham to equal 1 1/2 quarts.
4. 4
   Add to pot.
5. 5
   Add soup bone to pot.
6. 6
   Add onion, celery, carrots and bay leaf.
7. 7
   When beans begin to soften, add potatoes.
8. 8
   Add seminola cooked in boiling water, if desired.
9. 9
   Simmer 20 to 30 minutes or until beans are slightly mushy.