"cybercat" > wrote in message
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> "Cheryl" > wrote
>> I love this group. I'm also making my first ever bean soup and these
>> suggestions are good! I'm adding a little potato and will add some red
>> cabbage at the end, and I'm not usually a fan of "hot" but I added some
>> ground red pepper anyway. I didn't want anything hot that I'd bite into,
>> but the flavor of it sounds like a good touch.
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> I like bits of potato in mine, too. The heat needs to be just enough to
> compliment the tang of the tomatoes! I like the idea of red cabbage. Hey,
> I thought you didn't like beans?
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Broadening the scope of what I'll eat. It was actually really tasty and
filling, and the cabbage was still crunchy. I used dried baby limas and
soaked them over night. Stupid question but I guess you discard the skins?
When I was rinsing them, skins were coming off and they didn't look like
what I'd want to put in the soup.