Navy bean and ham soup. HELP! Need advice. (Update) [View all]

OK, I actually know how to make this recipe. I keep really odd hours and this recipe calls for 8-10 hours in the crock pot. I never found a recipe that said I could go the 'fast' route and turn it on high, so I stick to the rules, as it were. I am not a great cook, so I am usually afraid to veer off of recipes until I make them many times. Anyway, I had everything ready to go, but because I have an odd sleeping schedule, and I wanted it for dinner, I asked my husband if he would put everything in the crock pot before going to work. He did. He followed my list to a "T" until the last line, PLUG IT IN! That's right, he put all the ingredients in and didn't turn the fucking crock pot on! Oh, the switch was set to low, but it wasn't plugged into the wall! I even thought he might be offended that I added that line, "plug it in", to the list. Seriously,

So, here's my question: Do I just throw it out? It was sitting, for almost 5 hours, covered by the crock pot lid, everything immersed in chicken stock, except a small top part of the hambone.

For now, I have turned it on (yes, I plugged it in). I searched the internet and most places say 2-3 hours left out is OK, after that toss it. But this was in a broth and covered, which according to some sites, gives it an extra few hours.

So, do I...

(ETA: When I took off the lid, the broth was ice cold, as if it had just come out of the fridge. It wasn't even room temp, which actually made me madder, but may be a good thing.)

(UPDATE: I did go ahead and make the soup. It will be dinner for tomorrow night. I tasted it and it came out pretty good. Thank you to everyone who responded!!)