REC - Bean with Bacon Soup

In article <[email hidden]>,

Damsel in dis Dress said:

I took a couple ham shank sections out of the freezer last night for no
apparent reason. Tonight, I have some navy beans soaking and will use the
ham in this recipe instead of bacon.

I patterned this soup after Campbell's Bean with Bacon, and they taste
quite similar. If you don't like Campbell's, forget I said that, and try
my recipe anyway. ;-)

It'll also be lower in salt. <G>
IMHO bean soup is the best way to use up leftover ham bones!

Looks good. I also add finely slice carrots to bean soup.

I'd leave out the smoke flavoring tho', Ham or bacon adds enough smoke
flavor. I don't like it to be overwhelming.

Cheers!

Quoted message said:

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Damsel's Bean with Bacon Soup

Recipe By 😄amsel in dis Dress
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : beans/legumes soups/chowders

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound dried navy beans -- (2 cups)
1/4 pound bacon slices
1 medium onion -- finely diced
2 medium carrots -- finely diced
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
2 medium bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 cups water
few drops liquid smoke flavoring

Sort and wash beans, and soak overnight in 6 cups lukewarm water. Drain
thoroughly.

Cut bacon slices at 1/2-inch intervals. Fry bacon pieces until crisp.
Remove from pan and set aside. Saute onion in bacon grease until
translucent.

In a large saucepan or dutch oven, combine all ingredients except liquid
smoke. Heat to boiling, then lower heat and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours,
or until beans are tender. Add liquid smoke to taste.

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--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

Damsel in dis Dress said:

I took a couple ham shank sections out of the freezer last night for no
apparent reason. Tonight, I have some navy beans soaking and will use the
ham in this recipe instead of bacon.

I patterned this soup after Campbell's Bean with Bacon, and they taste
quite similar. If you don't like Campbell's, forget I said that, and try
my recipe anyway. ;-)

It'll also be lower in salt. <G>
IMHO bean soup is the best way to use up leftover ham bones!

Looks good. I also add finely slice carrots to bean soup.

I'd leave out the smoke flavoring tho', Ham or bacon adds enough smoke
flavor. I don't like it to be overwhelming.

Cheers!

Quoted message said:

* Exported from MasterCook *

Damsel's Bean with Bacon Soup

Recipe By 😄amsel in dis Dress
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : beans/legumes soups/chowders

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 pound dried navy beans -- (2 cups)
1/4 pound bacon slices
1 medium onion -- finely diced
2 medium carrots -- finely diced
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
2 medium bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 cups water
few drops liquid smoke flavoring

Sort and wash beans, and soak overnight in 6 cups lukewarm water. Drain
thoroughly.

Cut bacon slices at 1/2-inch intervals. Fry bacon pieces until crisp.
Remove from pan and set aside. Saute onion in bacon grease until
translucent.

In a large saucepan or dutch oven, combine all ingredients except liquid
smoke. Heat to boiling, then lower heat and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours,
or until beans are tender. Add liquid smoke to taste.

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--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

I took a couple ham shank sections out of the freezer last night for no
apparent reason. Tonight, I have some navy beans soaking and will use the
ham in this recipe instead of bacon.
I patterned this soup after Campbell's Bean with Bacon, and they taste
quite similar. If you don't like Campbell's, forget I said that, and try
my recipe anyway. ;-)

IMHO bean soup is the best way to use up leftover ham bones!

Looks good. I also add finely slice carrots to bean soup.

I'd leave out the smoke flavoring tho', Ham or bacon adds enough smoke
flavor. I don't like it to be overwhelming.

If you don't have any ham bones a few tube steak is better than liquid
smoke... leave em whole, pull em out later and no one will know... you
might enjoy them when they're all hot n' plumped.

Sheldon

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I'd leave out the smoke flavoring tho', Ham or bacon adds enough smoke
flavor. I don't like it to be overwhelming.

Yabbut ... I was going for Campbell's!! LOL!

Carol

Damsel in dis Dress said:

I took a couple ham shank sections out of the freezer last night for no
apparent reason. Tonight, I have some navy beans soaking and will use the
ham in this recipe instead of bacon.

I patterned this soup after Campbell's Bean with Bacon, and they taste
quite similar. If you don't like Campbell's, forget I said that, and try
my recipe anyway. ;-)

Since the weather here is more like late fall, this sounds great right
now. Don't forget the cornbread.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

I took a couple ham shank sections out of the freezer last night for no
apparent reason. Tonight, I have some navy beans soaking and will use the
ham in this recipe instead of bacon.
I patterned this soup after Campbell's Bean with Bacon, and they taste
quite similar. If you don't like Campbell's, forget I said that, and try
my recipe anyway. ;-)

IMHO bean soup is the best way to use up leftover ham bones!

Looks good. I also add finely slice carrots to bean soup.

I'd leave out the smoke flavoring tho', Ham or bacon adds enough smoke
flavor. I don't like it to be overwhelming.

If you don't have any ham bones a few tube steak is better than liquid
smoke... leave em whole, pull em out later and no one will know... you
might enjoy them when they're all hot n' plumped.

Sheldon

Hmmmmm... That's really not a bad idea. :-)
Beans and tube steaks is an old combo anyway.
It's one way to get some nutrition down kids if you can get them to eat
the beans.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

(AlleyGator) said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

I took a couple ham shank sections out of the freezer last night for no
apparent reason. Tonight, I have some navy beans soaking and will use the
ham in this recipe instead of bacon.

I patterned this soup after Campbell's Bean with Bacon, and they taste
quite similar. If you don't like Campbell's, forget I said that, and try
my recipe anyway. ;-)

Since the weather here is more like late fall, this sounds great right
now. Don't forget the cornbread.

Got that covered. I have to find Pastorio's recipe, but we have the main
ingredients. One box of Jiffy cornbread mix and one box of Jiffy yellow
cake mix. Now all I have to do is find out what to do with them.

I'm a Minnesotan. I can have sweet, fluffy cornbread if I want to, so
there! LOL!

Carol

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Damsel in dis Dress <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I took a couple ham shank sections out of the freezer last night for no
> apparent reason. Tonight, I have some navy beans soaking and will use the
> ham in this recipe instead of bacon.
> I patterned this soup after Campbell's Bean with Bacon, and they taste
> quite similar. If you don't like Campbell's, forget I said that, and try
> my recipe anyway. ;-)
IMHO bean soup is the best way to use up leftover ham bones!

Looks good. I also add finely slice carrots to bean soup.

I'd leave out the smoke flavoring tho', Ham or bacon adds enough smoke
flavor. I don't like it to be overwhelming.

If you don't have any ham bones a few tube steak is better than liquid
smoke... leave em whole, pull em out later and no one will know... you
might enjoy them when they're all hot n' plumped.

Sheldon

Hmmmmm... That's really not a bad idea. :-)
Beans and tube steaks is an old combo anyway.
It's one way to get some nutrition down kids if you can get them to eat
the beans.

Puree half the beans.

Franks n' bean soup is an old school lunchroom stand-by... so is tomato
mac n' hot dog soup. Back then ('40s-'50s) tube steak was the default
meat for school cafeteria lunches, except Fridays there was tuna
samwiches... rest of the days only choice was some kinda hot soup with
tube steak, or P n' J, or 'merican cheese on buttered Wonder... more
butter than cheese. Nutrition wasn't a biggie back then, but guess
what, hardly any kids were overweight... today's kids are pure couch
potatoes.... bussed to school, sit all day, bussed home, sit in front
of a PC/TV TUBE until bedtime, which is so late they don't get proper
sleep. It's no wonder there're so many Tubbie Tubbys, with all sorts
of mental diseases. I walked to school, only handicapped kids rode a
school bus. After walking home from school and dumping off the books
it was fly out the door for non-stop heavy activity until dinner
time... no one ever drove kids anywhere, we ran, rode bikes (heavy
balloon tire single speeds), roller skates (steel wheels), homemade
scooters, and we RAN, don't remember doing many activities that wasn't
running. After a huge dinner there was homework, before 9pm it was in
bed and lights out. Kids could eat all they wanted, and any high
calorie food was just fine (my brother and I fought over who got more
crispy chicken skin), never got fat... we did everything on the run and
with all our might... for at least the last twenty years I can't recall
ever seeing a sweaty kid... these days the school's physical fitness
program includes things like friggin' golf, and the little stumpy
legged lazy FAT [censored] gotta ride carts, SHEESH! And why do even
medical doctors have to ask why there so many little Obeasties. duh

Sheldon

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> Damsel in dis Dress <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> > I took a couple ham shank sections out of the freezer last night for
> > no
> > apparent reason. Tonight, I have some navy beans soaking and will
> > use the
> > ham in this recipe instead of bacon.
> > I patterned this soup after Campbell's Bean with Bacon, and they
> > taste
> > quite similar. If you don't like Campbell's, forget I said that, and
> > try
> > my recipe anyway. ;-)
> IMHO bean soup is the best way to use up leftover ham bones!
>
> Looks good. I also add finely slice carrots to bean soup.
>
> I'd leave out the smoke flavoring tho', Ham or bacon adds enough smoke
> flavor. I don't like it to be overwhelming.

If you don't have any ham bones a few tube steak is better than liquid
smoke... leave em whole, pull em out later and no one will know... you
might enjoy them when they're all hot n' plumped.

Sheldon

Hmmmmm... That's really not a bad idea. :-)
Beans and tube steaks is an old combo anyway.
It's one way to get some nutrition down kids if you can get them to eat
the beans.

Puree half the beans.

Franks n' bean soup is an old school lunchroom stand-by... so is tomato
mac n' hot dog soup. Back then ('40s-'50s) tube steak was the default
meat for school cafeteria lunches, except Fridays there was tuna
samwiches... rest of the days only choice was some kinda hot soup with
tube steak, or P n' J, or 'merican cheese on buttered Wonder... more
butter than cheese. Nutrition wasn't a biggie back then, but guess
what, hardly any kids were overweight... today's kids are pure couch
potatoes.... bussed to school, sit all day, bussed home, sit in front
of a PC/TV TUBE until bedtime, which is so late they don't get proper
sleep. It's no wonder there're so many Tubbie Tubbys, with all sorts
of mental diseases. I walked to school, only handicapped kids rode a
school bus. After walking home from school and dumping off the books
it was fly out the door for non-stop heavy activity until dinner
time... no one ever drove kids anywhere, we ran, rode bikes (heavy
balloon tire single speeds), roller skates (steel wheels), homemade
scooters, and we RAN, don't remember doing many activities that wasn't
running. After a huge dinner there was homework, before 9pm it was in
bed and lights out. Kids could eat all they wanted, and any high
calorie food was just fine (my brother and I fought over who got more
crispy chicken skin), never got fat... we did everything on the run and
with all our might... for at least the last twenty years I can't recall
ever seeing a sweaty kid... these days the school's physical fitness
program includes things like friggin' golf, and the little stumpy
legged lazy FAT [censored] gotta ride carts, SHEESH! And why do even
medical doctors have to ask why there so many little Obeasties. duh

Sheldon

The answers are pretty obvious aren't they? <sigh>

They have even done away with recess at most schools.
Kids get virtually NO physical activity!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:08:30 GMT, [email hidden]

(AlleyGator) said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

I took a couple ham shank sections out of the freezer last night for no
apparent reason. Tonight, I have some navy beans soaking and will use the
ham in this recipe instead of bacon.

I patterned this soup after Campbell's Bean with Bacon, and they taste
quite similar. If you don't like Campbell's, forget I said that, and try
my recipe anyway. ;-)

Since the weather here is more like late fall, this sounds great right
now. Don't forget the cornbread.

Hmm...this sounds like a good idea. I make the Senate Bean Soup
though, with ham shanks.

I can see what I am making as soon as I get to the bay area!

Christine

Quoted message said:

I'm a Minnesotan. I can have sweet, fluffy cornbread if I want to, so
there! LOL!

Carol

I'm covering my eyes at the idea of sweet cornbread. <VBG>

Christine

One time on Usenet said:

I took a couple ham shank sections out of the freezer last night for no
apparent reason. Tonight, I have some navy beans soaking and will use the
ham in this recipe instead of bacon.

I patterned this soup after Campbell's Bean with Bacon, and they taste
quite similar. If you don't like Campbell's, forget I said that, and try
my recipe anyway. ;-)

* Exported from MasterCook *

Damsel's Bean with Bacon Soup

<snip>

Mmmmmmm, sounds good! I just made beans and ham last week while
my father was visiting -- I used leftover ham as well as 3 slices
of bacon, but I didn't cook mine first, just cut it into chunks. I
loved that bacon flavor, think I'll make it a permanent addition...

--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, VidGamer, novice cook, dieter ~

Christine Dabney said:

Quoted message said:

I'm a Minnesotan. I can have sweet, fluffy cornbread if I want to, so
there! LOL!

Carol

I'm covering my eyes at the idea of sweet cornbread. <VBG>

Yummy!

Carol

(S'mee in WA) said:

I just made beans and ham last week while
my father was visiting -- I used leftover ham as well as 3 slices
of bacon, but I didn't cook mine first, just cut it into chunks. I
loved that bacon flavor, think I'll make it a permanent addition...

Hmmm ... maybe I shouldn't skip the bacon, after all. At least it's
already thawed. <G>

Carol

In article <[email hidden]>,

Damsel in dis Dress said:

(S'mee in WA) said:

I just made beans and ham last week while
my father was visiting -- I used leftover ham as well as 3 slices
of bacon, but I didn't cook mine first, just cut it into chunks. I
loved that bacon flavor, think I'll make it a permanent addition...

Hmmm ... maybe I shouldn't skip the bacon, after all. At least it's
already thawed. <G>

Carol

Oooh DO add bacon to beans! :-)
It's wonderful!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Damsel in dis Dress said:

(S'mee in WA) said:

I just made beans and ham last week while
my father was visiting -- I used leftover ham as well as 3 slices
of bacon, but I didn't cook mine first, just cut it into chunks. I
loved that bacon flavor, think I'll make it a permanent addition...

Hmmm ... maybe I shouldn't skip the bacon, after all. At least it's
already thawed. <G>

Carol

Oooh DO add bacon to beans! :-)
It's wonderful!

I usually do, but we had these ham shank sections ....

I wound up sauteing the onions in some bacon drippings that I had in the
fridge. The soup turned out very well, but we both agreed that it needed
more liquid smoke (sorry). Once I added that, the soup was/is perfect (at
least for us). I don't think it'll stick around here very long.

I mooshed up some of the soup with a potato masher (thanks, Sheldon) to
give it a thicker consistency.

Picture here, under "FOOD!"
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos

Thank you to AlleyGator for the reminder to make cornbread.

And thank you to Bob Pastorio for helping us make corn muffins that are
palatable to our Minnesota tastebuds.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Pastorio's Corn Muffins for Northerners

Recipe By :Bob Pastorio
Serving Size : 18 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : quick breads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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8 1/2 ounces Jiffy corn muffin mix
1 large egg
1/3 cup milk
9 ounces Jiffy golden yellow cake mix
1 large egg
1/2 cup cold water

Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease 18 muffin pans, or use paper baking cups.

In a small bowl, combine corn muffin mix, egg, and milk until just
moistened. Batter will be slightly lumpy.

In a medium bowl, combine cake mix, egg and water. Beat on medium speed
for 2 minutes or whisk for 4 minutes.

Add corn mixture to the cake mixture and combine well.

Fill muffin cups 1/2 full and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Description:
"Sweet, caky and with an obvious but not primary bit of corn bread
mouthfeel and taste."

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NOTES : Original directions by Pastorio, in case the package size and/or
directions change over the years:

"Jiffy makes a corn bread mix and a yellow cake mix. They come in the
same-sized boxes. Buy one of each and mix them according to the respective
directions. Combine well and bake at 375°. (One says to bake at 350° and
the other at 400°.)"

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Picture here, under "FOOD!"
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos

I'm always looking at backgrounds... I like what you set it on, what
kind of wood is that?

sf said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Picture here, under "FOOD!"
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos

I'm always looking at backgrounds... I like what you set it on, what
kind of wood is that

No clue. It's one of two nightstands from a place that sells hotel and
motel stuff. We use them as end tables. They were cheap. 😄 They're
good STURDY pieces of furniture.

Carol

Thanks for posting this. I have some ham pieces I froze today and I
need something to do with them - tired of pintos with ham. 🙂

-L.