Soak the beans, if necessary, overnight in ... water in a soup pot and add the onion, celery, carrot and ham bone. Bring to a boil, ... generous amount of pepper.
Wash and pick over beans; discard imperfect ones. Soak ... adjust consistency of soup to your liking, add broth ... because of the ham, but taste and adjust ... seasonings just before serving.
This is scaled down for ... large kettle soak beans overnight in 2 quarts of ... more quarts. Add ham bone, bring to a boil ... Season. Makes 4 quarts.
Combine beans in saucepan with 6 cups ... to beans. Add ham bone or hocks. If using chicken ... Remove bones from soup and cut off any meat ... or sherry, for piquancy.
Boil the beans in the water for 2 ... Then add the ham, garlic, and bay leaf ... Remove the ham bone, cut off the meat ... Add to the soup. Reheat the soup almost ... bay leaf and serve.