My go to for the kid’s birthday parties is a double smoke ham from our local meat locker. The best part is the ham bone to make bean soup. I did have a question about what the difference is between navy beans and great northern beans. I think they taste the same and one is just bigger than the other. What beans do you use for bean soup?
Raising a Farmer Bean Soup
In the kettle add
1 diced onion
about 2 cups chopped carrots
about 1 cup chopped celery (with the leaves the inside is the best for soup)
we had bacon for breakfast so I added the bacon grease to the pot
4 Bay leaves
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon corriander
1 teaspoon garlic
med heat until onions are sweated out![IMG_1846[1]](https://raisingafarmer.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/img_18461.jpg?w=630)
32 oz Chicken broth
about 5 cups of water
add Ham bone
Simmer about 1 hour
Take out Ham bone and 4 bay leaves, remove meat from bone, put ham back into kettle
add
2 cans of Navy beans
1 can of Great Northern Beans
make a roux to thicken soup
dumplings can also be added![IMG_1854[1]](https://raisingafarmer.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/img_18541.jpg?w=630)
Enjoy!
Raising a Farmer 
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