On Tue, 02 Feb 2016 09:14:49 -0800, Whirled Peas >
wrote:

>> Note that minestrone means "spring vegetables" or some such nonsense.
>> So, this means you can sub in any veggie you like. I sometimes add
>> cabbage, but always gotta have carrots n' onions. Seems I left
>> something outta the recipe, but can't recall what it is, now.
>>
>
> From an older thread, notbob identified the missing ingredient as fresh
>Blue Lake green beans.

I didn't miss them as although I like green beans, I don't care for
them in soup for some reason.