Amish Ham & Bean Soup Recipe

6 tbsp Ham base
2 lbs    Onion, diced well
3 lbs    Ham, diced (or cooked whole and diced after boiling)
3 #10   Cans of white beans
1 gal     Water

Cook together, hams and onions in water.  After cooked, add 3 cans 
of white beans and 1 can of water.  Heat just until boiling, careful not 
to let it burn on the bottom of the pan (heating over a low flame).