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[cjs]

How funny Sharon - is this the same soup you make?? I LOVE THIS SOUP. Been making it since you were a twinkle in your mama's eye...

Senator Lodge's Bean Soup
To serve 8 to 10
4 to 5 quarts water
2 cups (1 pound ) dried pea beans
1 large onion, peeled and pierced with 3 whole cloves
4 sprigs fresh parsley and 1medium-sized bay leaf, tied together with kitchen string
2 teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon salt
2 one-pound smoked ham hocks
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onions
1 cup finely chopped celery
1/4cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

ooops - sorry, I got us off track here - back to the regularly scheduled.....

[Alix]

YUM! That looks wonderful. Is that what you're going to make too cjs?

[Harborwitch]

Very very close! No onion stuck with cloves, but the chopped onions, 1 chopped carrot, celery. Bay leaf, lots of thyme (my contribution), parsley. I can eat this until I explode. The original had a half a lemon. I dumped it.

[cjs]

Well, I was going to make a black bean soup...but, it's been a long time since I've made the Lodge soup....what I'm anxious to try is the Cheesy spoon bread... ;)

[ChefJune]

Originally Posted by Harborwitch

We're on! Ham & bean soup, Alix's spoonbread, Romaine and tomato salad.

Amen! making it Sunday. The whole house will smell terrific!

[kadesma]

As I type my onions are slowly softening and getting ready to carmalize for french onion soup...Have all the things I need to do Elf's spoonbread and a salad..It smells good in here already..Now to go check the foccicia sponge and see if it's ready..Can't have thanksgiving with out our foccacia

kadesma

[Alix]

We're changing from french onion to homemade chicken soup with either dumplings or homemade pasta. Depends on how energetic I am and if the kids will help or not! How energetic I am will also determine whether I make Elfie's spoonbread or go buy a baguette! LOL. I'm lazy. I will however get the apple crisp ready right away.

[kadesma]

Forgot to add that I'm making baked apples with cream cheese,walnuts and brownsugar/cinnamon and vanilla ice cream

kadesma

[corazon]

Originally Posted by kadesma

As I type my onions are slowly softening and getting ready to carmalize for french onion soup...Have all the things I need to do Elf's spoonbread and a salad..It smells good in here already..Now to go check the foccicia sponge and see if it's ready..Can't have thanksgiving with out our foccacia

kadesma

I'd love to see how you make your foccacia! I'd love to give it a try. I've never made it before.

As far as the soup goes, I'll be making mine tomorrow. I've had a butternut squash sitting on the counter for probably a month. Is it still okay to eat? It's still firm, so I assume it's fine. I might garnish with bacon instead of walnuts.

[Alix]

Corazon, I have a butternut squash from Oct 31st that I am going to try out tomorrow I think. We can die together. LOL.

We had homemade chicken soup with dumplings, crusty buns and a killer coleslaw. We are all too full to eat the apple crisp but we will get to that later. I am completely stuffed.

I raised my glass and thought of all of you tonight. Thanks for making this place so extra special.