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Default I missed national bean day!

On Mon, 8 Jan 2018 16:28:03 -0600, Sqwertz >
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>On Mon, 08 Jan 2018 10:25:07 -0700, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 8 Jan 2018 09:32:32 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 1/8/2018 1:10 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 7 Jan 2018 17:28:38 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thought it was today, but it was yesterday. I did have some refried beans
>>>>> and also chili yesterday so I'm good there. Today I am making navy bean
>>>>> soup. Did you make beans?
>>>>
>>>> I made about 3 quarts of ham, small navy bean, and kale soup from the
>>>> Christmas ham bone.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...in/dateposted/
>>>>
>>>That looks nice, although I'm not sure I'll ever like kale. I ate the
>>>rest of the red beans & rice yesterday so I guess that counts as a bean
>>>day thing.

>>
>> I don't mind kale in soup as long as it isn't overdone. Anywhere
>> else, I can't eat it. I want to, but there just isn't anything that
>> is o.k. about it for me.

>
>I wasn't sure how long to cook this in soup, so I added a little bit
>an hour before the end and it turned almost black and sludgy. The
>bulk of it I added for about 20 minutes of simmering and it kept most
>of it's color and some texture - just right.
>
>-sw

What I saw in the soup is just right for me. If kale didn't come in
such a big bunch I would put it in my vegetable soups. I just use
spinach instead.
Janet US