"Giusi" > wrote in message
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> "blake murphy" ha scritto nel messaggio
> Giusi wrote:
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>>> "notbob" ha scritto nel messaggio The Ranger wrote:
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>>>>> 20 oz assorted dried beans (lima, navy, pinto, etc.)
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>>>> Better yet, toss the beans and enjoy the beer.
>>>>
>>>> nb
>>>
>>> You need to elaborate, because there doesn't seem to be anything wrong
>>> with
>>> the recipe to my eyes, and I am not a beginner.
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>> i'm not notbob, but...
>>
>> i would shy away from the tomatoes, chili powder, and carrots, but only>
>> because that, to me, is not bean soup. i'm sure it's good soup; i would>
>> just call it something different. in bean soup, beans and ham should be>
>> the stars.
>> but maybe i'm all wet, since it's a 15-bean soup recipe and my thinking
>> is> geared towards navy pea beans.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Your are wet. Every cold country has bean soup and they are all
> different! Maybe chili-bean soup for this one or even veg chili. But
> what's wrong with pasta e fagioli, which has no ham in it? Loads of bean
> soups are vegetarian, many countries don't make smoked hams. Ranger
> offered a recipe that sounds like it would make a tasty winter supper, so
> why does nb say it's the worst bean recipe he's ever seen?
>

because he's just a nasty old prick that's why!