Ham and Bean Soup

There is nothing like a piping hot bowl of ham and bean soup on a cold evening.  I served some homemade cornbread with my soup.

I started my soup with a bag of bean soup mix.  I discarded the flavoring packet that was included.  After soaking the beans overnight, I added some meaty ham hocks and 2 quarts of my smoked turkey stock.

I simmered the beans for two hours.  Then I added one onion, 5 carrots, and 2 stalks of celery, all diced.  For seasoning I mixed in 1 tsp. of salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper, 1/2 tsp. thyme, and 1/2 tsp. marjoram.  I continued to simmer the soup until the carrots were tender, about 40 minutes.