This is the recipe mom used for making ham & bean soup with cornbread - I would suggest you cutting this total recipe in half - not hard to fix- be sure and make jiffy cornbread to go with this - Good Comfort food!!

2 cups or 1 lb. pkg dried white northern beans 6 cups water - enough water to cover beans 2x for soaking 1 medium onion 1/4 cup chopped parsley 3 Tables. sugar 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons salt ( add salt to your own taste) 1 Honey Baked Ham bone and any leftover ham -trying to use up

1st. Rinse beans well several times; pick thru to remove any bad looking beans 2nd. Cover beans in large cooking pan with enough water to cover beans 2-3 times - they will expand overnight and use up most water - SOAK BEANS OVERNIGHT - before cooking drain water and add new water to cover beans - 3. Combine all ingredients in a large covered pan - simmer 2-3 hours 4. Cook until Ham falls away from bone and beans are good and tender. 5. Serve with cornbread -