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Lima Bean Soup with Ham:

Here is a simple recipe to fill and warm your gut on a chill winter day.
What you need. What you do.
2 Qts water. 2 cups dry lima beans. 2 cups chopped onion. 2 tsp. salt. 1/2 tsp ground black pepper. Place water, beans, onion, salt, and pepper in a suitable pot. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour.
1 cup chopped celery. 1/2 cup sliced carrot. 1 cup or more of cooked diced ham. 1 tbsp. brown sugar. Add celery, carrot, ham, and brown sugar. Continue to simmer until beans are tender (about 1 hour).
Serve with crusty bread and butter.

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