Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. dry mixed beans
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 small purple onion, chopped
1 can tomato and green chilies
1 can Mexicorn
salt, pepper, onion powder and ground red pepper to taste
ham

Preparation

In crock-pot, combine all ingredients, except ham, with 2 quarts water. Mix well. Then cover top completely with one layer of ham. Cook on high for 7 hours, stirring once or twice. Remove ham fat and bone before serving. It's great with cornbread.