"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:20:53 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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.
>>
>
> navy bean = Yankee bean = white pea bean = pearl haricot = Boston bean =
> Boston navy bean = pea bean = haricot blanc bean = small white bean =
> haricot
>
> <http://www.sonic.net/~alden/Beans.html#navy>
>
> ...so blow me. isn't that idea exciting for you?
>
> blake

You proved my point, "navy pea bean" is a *redundancy*, and you're hiding
behind a *synonym* smoke screen, dumb mick.