A Moose in Love wrote:
>
> 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.

I do the same. Use the turkey drumstick for flavor but then filter it all
out when you are done.


Gary