"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> I finally got around to making this soup:
>>
>> http://www.foodlushblog.com/2011/03/...bells-bean-wit
>> h-bacon-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.
>
> Actually, looks good! I got a chuckle though out of this part:
>
> Just like Campbell's used to make, except not from a can.
> .3 cans white beans, rinsed and drained (I used cannelini because it's
> what I had on hand; navy beans would be even better)
>
> Yes, looks like about 8 cups of soup there?
About that.