Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:33:06 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> > wrote:
>
>> Not much left of that Easter ham except a nice big bone with a goodly
>> amount of meat left on it.
>
> <snip>
>
> We seem to be in a similar time frame with our Easter hams. My ham
> bone is already in the trash, after having spent a good portion of
> today simmering in my stockpot. Navy bean soup is on the simmer as I
> keyboard this. One of the delights of having a bone in ham. I use the
> ham bone in place of the ham hocks:
>
> @@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format
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> White Bean And Ham Hock Soup
>
> soups and stews
>
> 1 lb dried small white beans such as nav; y or great northern
> 1 lb smoked ham hocks
> 1/4 cup bacon drippings (from 1/2lb bacon); or olive oil
> 2 cups chopped onion
> 2 tablespoons minced garlic
> 4 fresh thyme sprigs
> 8 cups chicken broth
>


That sounds good, Terry, but if you are using the ham broth do your
really need the added chicken broth?

gloria p