George wrote:
> cybercat wrote:
>> "Leonard Blaisdell" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> In article >,
>>> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Like the guy or not, he has an impressive record.
>>> I'm a Coolidge Republican, but I never wished him dead. He's the loss of
>>> a great counterpoint that appears to have the upper hand for the time
>>> being. He had to smile about that before he passed.
>>>
>>
>> I doubt it. So much pervasive harm has been done by the past two
>> Republican administrations that he knew, as everyone with any sense
>> knows, that generations of Americans will be paying for it while
>> jackasses blame the Democrats for not fixing it faster.
>>
> How long will you be singing the "Bush did it song"? Since the Kennedy
> name is in play you do know for example that it was Kennedy's brother
> who got us into the Vietnam War with a planned no win position where the
> only outcome was lots of military suppliers made lots of money? Nothing
> new began or ended with Bush.

Wasn't it the Eisenhower administration that initially sent "advisers"
to Vietnam? Maybe I'm misremembering that, it's early and I haven't yet
had my coffee.

TammyM

ObFood: Tomato, White Bean, Bacon Soup

1/4 pound bacon, diced
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups peeled, chopped potatoes (recommend Yukon Gold)
6 cups chopped fresh tomatoes (or canned whole tomatoes with juice)
2 cups chicken broth
1 Tbsp dark brown sugar
1 can white beans, drained
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
1 Cook bacon on medium heat in a large saucepan until lightly browned
and fat is rendered. Use a slotted spoon to remove bacon from the pan.
Set on a plate lined with a paper towel.

2 Add the chopped onion to the pot, cook in the bacon fat on medium heat
until soft. Add the minced garlic and cook a minute more. Add the
chopped peeled potatoes and cook a few minutes more.

3 Add the tomatoes and chicken broth. Cook until potatoes are cooked
through, about 20 minutes (or longer).

4 Stir in the brown sugar. Add half of the beans to the mixture. Use an
immersion blender to blend about half of the soup mixture (or blend half
of the soup in a standing blender and return to the pot).

5 Add bacon to the soup and the rest of the beans. Add salt and pepper
to taste.

Serves 8-10. Serve with crusty bread.