Ham and Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 8 cups of water
• 1 pound of dry great northern beans (sorted and rinsed)
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of chopped carrots
• 1 cup of chopped onion
• ½ stalk of celery (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon of mustard powder
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 ham hock
• 2 cups of chopped ham
• ½ teaspoon of ground white pepper