Minestrone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. meaty beef or ham bone
9 c. water
2 carrots, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1 bay leaf
6 slices bacon
1 large onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium zucchini, sliced
2 (16 oz.) cans tomatoes, cut up
1 (15 oz.) can garbanzo beans
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. thyme
1 1/2 c. fine noodles or spaghetti

Preparation

In a large soup kettle, combine the first five ingredients and simmer 2 hours.
Remove bone from stock and cut off meat.
Return meat to the kettle.