senate bean soup

Ingredients For senate bean soup

• 2 c

  dried navy beans rinsed well
• 12 c

  water
• 1

  ham bone.. . if you dont have a ham bone you can use 6 slices of raw bacon cut up.. actually is easier with bacon.
• 2 1/2 c

  cooked mashed potato
• 2 tsp

  salt
• 1/2 tsp

  pepper
• 1

  chopped onion
• 2 clove

  finely chopped garlic cloves
• 1

  small carrot. chopped small