On May 3, 5:51*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> My mom used to make bean soup and cornbread once in a while when I was a
> kid. *It was always Navy bean soup. *I liked it except that she put ham in
> it. *I don't like ham and would have to pick out the chunks to eat it. *I
> know some people think that adding a pork product to bean soup makes it
> taste better. *I'm not one of them. *Unless it is bean with bacon soup. *I
> don't mind the bacon in there but you don't usually get big chunks of it.
> And I think adding too much fatty pork can sometimes make the soup too salty
> and greasy.
>
> Black bean would be my next favorite soup. *There is a restaurant where I
> get it. *It's very spicy and is a vegan soup. *When I make it at home it is
> vegan except that I am the only one who likes it so I haven't made it in a
> long while. *I tried the black bean at Panera bread and it was pretty lame.
> If I get it again I will have to add some heat to it.
>
> My daughter likes some soup imported from Italy. *I like it too but it is
> very expensive, IMO at $5.99 for a jar with two small servings in it. *It's
> called Beans Soup. *It appears to have white kidney beans in it and some
> sort of tomato product. *I would like to be able to find these beans in the
> dry form so I could make a big pot of it for cheap. *I'm sure she would eat
> it every day. *Must look next time we go to Whole Foods. *I did find the
> small white beans. *Those are what I use for baked beans. *But I'm sure they
> will make a good soup too.

You can throw in a smoked turkey drumstick instead of ham. I leave
the drumstick whole, and when the soup is finished, I throw it out.
I don't eat the turkey meat. I just doesn't appeal to me, although it
gives the soup a nice flavour.