Ham Bone Soup

Make this with your leftover Christmas ham. A wonderful Southern meal, the missionaries even asked for the recipe. All measurements are approximate.

In big pot saute
1 onion in oil
Add
20 oz can crushed tomato
2 cans water
ham bone and ham chunks (about 6 lbs?)
1 T black pepper
2T salt
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper-(more or less depending on how spicy you like it)

Boil on medium until ham has fallen off bone or about 45 min
Remove ham bone, take off ham, cut, put ham back into pot
Add vegetables

2 cups chopped carrots
4 peeled chopped potatoes
1 can drained corn

Boil 30 minutes longer
May need to add more water at some time
Serve with cornbread!!!!!