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Delicious Ham and Leftover Ham and Bean Soup Recipe

03:27, February 4, 2008 .. Posted in In the Kitchen .. 1 comments .. Link

Ok, I am using my holiday ham bone today to make bean soup. I figured I would blog my recipe for me, my mom, my sister in law and anyone else who wants it.

First to make a super easy ham.

Purchase a rather small spiral ham. I say small because my crock pot is not super big. One that will fit in your crock pot.

Then toss out that icky glaze package that comes with them. It is NASTY!

Place the ham in your crock pot. Take a Cup (more if you want more glaze) of yellow mustard on your ham. Then take about a cup of brown sugar. And pour it on. Then mix it all around. Taste. If it is too mustard-y add more brown sugar. If it is too sugary then add more mustard. You may also add a few squirts of honey if you like. Does not matter if you do or don't. I have made it both ways before.

Cook all day on low or a few hours on high.

Enjoy!
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Now, Save that ham bone and all the fun stuff still on the bone! Just pop it in a freezer bag!

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When you want to make bean soup, pull out your ham bone from the freezer and thaw in the fridge. Buy a bag of navy beans. Just fill a pot with water and let it sit over night.
The next morning put your ham bone in the crock pot. Sort through the beans to make sure there are no stems or odd pieces. They are processed by machine so things slip by sometimes.
then pour the beans with some water in the crock pot over the ham bone. Add an onion if you like. I do not like onions and did not have any here anyways.
Cook all day! YUM YUM YUM!
A little before you want to eat, scoup out the bone, fish out some of the fatty pieces. Then serve! ENJOY!

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