Bean and Bacon Soup

1 C carrots diced
1 C celery diced
1 C onion diced
2 Tb. bacon grease
8 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
1 1/2 Tbsl dried parsley
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp pepper
3 quarts water
5 C refried bean flakes

Chop all veggies with a chopper. Saute veggies in bacon grease until tender. Add everything else and simmer for 3-4 hours. Make sure to stir. Beans burn easily.

**I also added a couple of cloves of minced garlic to this just because I'm kind of a garlic freak**