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ellen wickberg wrote:
> wrote:
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>> zxcvbob wrote:
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>>> wrote:
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>>>> Thanks, Barb, for the tips.
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>>>> That inspired me to get creative yesterday, Sat. afternoon. Has a
>>>> recipe for a lentil soup with lentils (duh), ham chunks, (and
>>>> everything following from my dehydrated stores) onion, green
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>> pepper,
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>>>> mushrooms, plum tomatoes, celery, and assorted herbs and spices.
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>>>> Slowly simmered all afternoon.
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>>>> Tasted, fooled with a bit more, simmered a bit more, added some
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>> other
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>>>> veggies.
>>>> Tasted again.
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>>>> Then decided to throw it all out.
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>>>> Why did I buy that fancy dehydrator?
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>>>> Or, I just decide to give up on doing anything with lentils.
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>>>> Made dinner from a box of tuna helper.
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>>> I vote for, "you just doen't like lentils". Try it again sometime
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>> with
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>>> Great Northern beans or small red beans.
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>>> Bob
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>> I think you may be right, zv. I've had lentils eating out, or from
>> canned soups, but never success whenever I pick up a bag on a whim (or
>> on a shopping cart) and thry to cook them myself. I use red beans many
>> different ways. Great Northern -- are those the small white beans,
>> like in the famous Senate dining room soup recipe? Had that recipe
>> around here long ago, always thought I might try it.
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>> Or perhaps because those lentils are so small they cook too fast and
>> become mushy. I like the long, slow simmer for soups and stews. In
>> fact, the only thing that's preserving my sanity this long end to
>> winter is it's still the season for soups and stews. The only mushy
>> ones I'll tolerate are split green peas. hmmm .... that's an idea.
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> You might try some of the other lentils. The split orangey ones cook to
> a mush very fast, but some of the others do not. Especially some of the
> small rounder ones.
> Ellen
I like the concept of lentils, but I've never tasted any that were
really good. They taste kind of like split peas, but a little more
dirt-like.
They are an OK addition (in small quantities) to vegetable soup. I used
them to make hummus once and it was edible.
Bob
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