"Hank Rogers" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Hank Rogers" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> On 6/6/2019 3:19 PM, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Last week I bought a bag 'Frontier Soups' 11 bean soup mix and it's
>>>>> simmering
>>>>> away on the stove as I write. The bag came with a recipe which I've
>>>>> followed
>>>>> and even though not completely done, it's shaping up to be quite good.
>>>>>
>>>>> Their recipe called for a ham hock, 29 ounce can of Italian plum
>>>>> tomatoes, cut
>>>>> up; diced onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and 12 cups of water.
>>>>> All I had was the large can of petite diced tomatoes so in it went
>>>>> after simmering for
>>>>> three hours. At that time I fished out the two sliced ham hocks, and
>>>>> added the other requirements along with two 8-ounce packages of diced
>>>>> ham and one 8-ounce package of cubed ham. I thought I had grabbed two
>>>>> packages of cubed ham but no
>>>>> matter; the ham hock went back in too, after picking off the fat and
>>>>> discarding
>>>>> the bones.
>>>>>
>>>>> The recipe on the package called for smoked Kielbasa and chicken
>>>>> breast
>>>>> pieces but I decided to stick with all ham. Package proclaims it to be
>>>>> gluten
>>>>> free for those interested.
>>>>>
>>>>> www.frontiersoups.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sounds good. I've used similar mixes like that with good results. Sure,
>>>> you can make good soups, but you'd not put together 11 different beans
>>>> for one so these mixes are handy for that.
>>>
>>> I've used lots of those mixed bean packages, and always had good
>>> results, though, like Joan, I usually deviated from the package recipe.
>>>
>>> The only trouble I ever had was occasionally the garbanzo beans were
>>> still a little hard after all the others were done. But only once in a
>>> while ... probably just a bad batch.
>>>
>>> They cost a little more, but are worth it unless you eat tons of beans
>>> like Julie, or don't mind storing a dozen partly used bean packages.
>>
>> I don't think I have 11 different kinds of dried beans. Maybe 7. I was
>> thinking of making bean with bacon soup.
>
> I figured you would have every known legume in your pantry.

Nope. I get whatever they sell at Winco. Some beans look pretty but their
taste is no better than the cheap ones. Once in a while I'll get something
fancy at Whole Foods.