Wayne Boatwright >, if that's their real name,
wrote:

>That sounds really good, Carol, but when I first glanced at the recipe I
>did a double-take. Eyes and mind are fading, I fear. I read "1/4 pound
>bacon", "1/2 pound peppercorns"! I thought, my God she did mean spicy! I
>had a good laugh all to myself afterwards.

OMG! That would kill a horse! Crash was inspired with the idea to add
pepperoni, and it really makes the soup. It's good without it, too (I love
the spices), but the pepperoni was missing from the first batch. It just
seems more complete now.

Carol

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