Linda Williams' Many Bean Soup

Serves:

Ingredients:

Formatted by: Gaye Levy
1 c Diced carrots
1/4 ts Garlic powder
1 ts Chili powder
undrained
1 Lg can chopped tomatoes;
1 Large onion, chopped
1 Hambone or hamhock
2 tb Salt; optional
2 c Mixed beans
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1 Juice of 1 lemon

Method:

Wash the beans and pick them over.
Cover with water and let soak overnight.
Drain the soaked beans.
Put the beans in a large pot.
Add 2 qts.
of water and bring to a boil.
Turn the heat down and simmer 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Add all the other ingredients and simmer another 45 mins.
If you want, you can also add 1 C of diced potatoes.
This is a wonderful soup! I used 1/4 lb smoked turkey instead of the hamhock.
Also, I used 1 9 oz can of chopped tomatoes.