On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 12:08:19 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "John Kuthe" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 10:41:25 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> >> I finally got around to making this soup:
> >>
> >> http://www.foodlushblog.com/2011/03/...acon-soup.html
> >>
> >> The amount of beans may have been slightly off as I used dried instead of
> >> canned and I accidentally dropped a few down the sink as I was draining
> >> the
> >> water off. I can't have carrots so omitted those. I also only had
> >> celery
> >> hearts so used a little more of those and added some dried celery leaves
> >> and
> >> parsley. I also only used a potato masher in the soup. I tend to use
> >> that
> >> for beans. No sense in having to hunt down and plug in the immersion
> >> blender when the old fashioned way does just fine.
> >>
> >> I actually like this better than Campbell's. Winner! And it makes a
> >> reasonable amount unlike some bean soup recipes that make a ton.
> >
> > Yep! Home made beats processed food crap every time, almost! I feel the
> > same way about my home made "baked beans", much better than that canned
> > crap!
> >
> > Cooking is COOL! :-)
> >
> > John Kuthe...
>
> I prefer my own baked beans too. Alas, the only other person I know who
> likes them is my nephew. The others prefer canned.

The canned baked beans are overly sweet and mushy! I like my beans a little el dente.

John Kuthe...