"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:04:41 +0100, Giusi wrote:
>
>> "notbob" ha scritto nel messaggio The Ranger wrote:
>>>
>>>> 20 oz assorted dried beans (lima, navy, pinto, etc.)
>>>
>>>> Soak beans for at least 8 hours.....
>>>
>>>> In 5.5 quart crockpot.....
>>>
>>> Sorry, Range. Worst bean recipe I've ever run across.
>>>
>>>> Serve with hearty bread and an IPA or stout.
>>>
>>> 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.
>
> 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 that's a theological discussion, much like 'what makes a proper
> chili.'
>
> 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

What would you know... there are navy beans and there are pea beans but
there's no such thing as "navy pea beans"... stop making it up as you go
along... blake the fake.

There's no such thing as any one way to prepare bean soup. I can make
improvements to that soup (to my personal taste), I don't much care for bean
soups with more than one kind of bean, but that's me, but there is nothing
wrong with that soup... there are as many bean soup recipes as there are
people who cook bean soup.