"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 6:41:25 PM UTC-10, 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.
>
> Only four pieces of bacon? I don't think so! That's crazy!
>
> I stuck a chicken in the slow cooker and it's been going for 2 days. This
> morning I added some shitake mushrooms and some rice. I also added some
> sesame oil to the soup. The wife said it was crazy delicious and I'm
> inclined to agree.

I love bacon by itself but I find when it is in something, if there is too
much, it can be overwhelming and make the dish greasy. In fact, I trimmed
most of the fat off of what I used in the soup.