1 pound ham
2 carrots
1 onion
1 pound Great Northern beans
broken pieces picked out
8 cups water
Salt
2 bay leaves
1 bunch dandelion greens
Freshly-ground black pepper
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Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Heat the ham in a large, heavy oven-proof soup pot over medium heat. Add the carrots, cover and cook 5 minutes. Add the onion, cover and cook until soft, stirring several times so they don't stick to the bottom, about 10 more minutes. Add the beans, water, 1 teaspoon salt and bay leaves, cover and bake until the beans are quite tender, about 2 hours.
Discard tough parts of dandelion stems. Chop the dandelion greens, remove the soup pot from the oven and stir in the greens. Replace the cover and set aside, off heat, until the greens have softened, about 10 minutes. Remove the bay leaves. Season to taste with pepper and salt, though the latter probably won't be necessary because of the ham.
