Reviewed: May 14, 2002

There is this lady at the nursing home. She always talks about growing up at her ranch and such. I came home and found this recipe. I msde a jar for her and tied a bow around the top. She tried it and it brought a tear to her eye. She said how she couldnt beleive just how much it tasted like her mothers soup! Now i make it all the time! I love it!

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COOKIN_COWGIRL

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2002

Great Gift Idea. Our family made these jars of soup for Christmas and I am still getting calls asking for the recipe. We changed the order of the ingredients to change the appearence and used Texas shaped pasta (we live in Texas) instead of alphabet shapes. We hot glued a dark green ribbon to the lid, vacuum sealed the jars and they are just so beautiful, people have them sitting around their homes as decorations. It tastes great too - kids & adults all loved it.

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THE ACRED FAMILY

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2002

I bought a case of canning jars and put together 12 batches of this soup to send as Christmas gifts. Everyone loved it! My sister has even requested that I send some to her son at college because he loved the soup so much.

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Anastasia

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Littleton, Colorado, USA

Living In: Moscow, Idaho, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2001

I had to try this out before I give it as a gift, and I have to say that this is the best soup I've ever made. The only thing I left out was the minced dried onions (I substituted 2 tsp onion salt), because I didn't have any, and it still tastes great. Its very pretty in the jar too!

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CHRYSYNTHIA

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2001

This soup looks very nice in the jar and I was skeptical as to how it would taste. It was really VERY good! The pasta was a little mushy though. I plan to make it for gifts this Christmas, but I may leave out the pasta all together. It made 8 good-sized servings.

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MINIVANMOMOF3

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: May 14, 2001

I made several batches of this soup mix this weekend. They turned out wonderfully. It is a very nice layered effect. Don't add tomatoes to the beans until they are tender. The acid in the tomatoes keeps the beans from getting any softer when they are added. I haven't made the soup yet, but I will let you know how it turns out.

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Tracy

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2001

I gave this to four friends as a Christmas gift. Each have made special effort to thank me and let me know how delicious it was. I have been able to refer them to Allrecipes.com with gusto!!!!!

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LINDA K. CARLILE

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2000

This makes a pretty gift. It lloked great in the jar. Of course, I made some for my family and my husband and I loved it. My little one loved it and my older one is picky so wouldn't try it. I think it's great.

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