Bone Cracked

Bone Cracked

Ingredients:
* 1 ham bone, cracked
* 1 stalk celery, chopped
* 1 bay leaf
* 1/2 cup sherry, or dry white wine

Directions:
* salt and pepper, to taste
Saute onions and garlic in butter until transparent. combine with beans, hame bone,
celery, bay leaf, and 2 quarts water in the Crock Pot. Cook on high, covered for 2
hours, then on low for 8 to 10 hours. Remove ham bone and bay leaf. Puree soup and
return to pot. Add sherry, salt and pepper and heat through.
Serve in soup bowls garnished with chopped hard-boiled eggs, parsley, and lemon
slices.
BOILED PEANUTS