Blender Bean Soup
["1 lb. dry navy beans", "3 medium carrots, sliced", "1 meaty ham bone", "2 tsp. salt", "1/4 tsp. pepper", "1 bay leaf", "1 medium onion", "2 qt. water"]
["Place about 1/3 of the dry beans in a blender container; blend until chopped. Remove; repeat process until all beans are chopped. Place carrots in blender; cover with water.", "Blend until coarsely chopped; drain. Combine chopped beans, carrots, 2 quarts water, ham bone, salt, pepper and bay leaf in large kettle. Cover; simmer 3 hours, adding onion the last hour. Remove ham bone and bay leaf. Add about 1/3 of the bean mixture at a time to blender container. Blend at low speed until nearly smooth. Cut ham off bone; add to soup. Serves 8."]
["dry navy beans", "carrots", "ham bone", "salt", "pepper", "bay leaf", "onion", "water"]