Reviewed: May 7, 2008

Came out kind of dry.

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2008

I followed the recipe exactly and thought there were too many beans. Next time I'd cut the amount of beans in half. The soup had a nice flavor in the end.

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SHANAK4

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2008

I used chicken broth as others had noted some bland flavor. It came out very good.

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Well, I used the rest of a spiral ham and it was way too salty. I used chicken broth as some suggested. I don't know if that contributed to the saltiness or not. I think I used too much ham. I'll try it again next time with different ham.

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MARGIE161

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Living In: Peoria, Illinois, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2008

This was great! I was so pleasantly surprised. I've never had bean soup that I liked before, but my boyfriend asked me to make it for him sometime. I made a couple of changes (added a bay leaf and garlic, left out the potatoes), and it was delicious.

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Alexis

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Living In: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2008

Very, Very, GOOD

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Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2008

This is absolutely fantastic. Made this for the 2nd time yesterday and it is definitely in the winter soup rotation. Based on others suggestions, I used a 1 quart box of Chicken Broth instead of the water, add a couple of bay leaves, salt/pepper, and a couple dashes of Liquid Smoke. Tastes even better the next day, and the next day.

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2008

Fixed this last night it was very good but the beans were almost all gone by the time they were done cooking. I did use the chicken broth and a little water. But very good will make again but maybe with more beans.

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2008

This soup was fantastic! The only thing I did different was to substitute chicken broth instead of the water. (My husband doesn't like sage, so that addition would be a personal choice.) We had two meals from it (the two of us); I sent my mom a jar (she loved it also); and my husband took the remainder to work where there have been numerous recipe requests. He is a fireman and if they gave it a "thumbs up"--you know it's good!

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2008

I don't know which is better -- this excellent soup or the AROMA of this soup cooking. In my version, I used Great Northern and lima beans, added more of the specified vegetables (except the potato which I left out), used chicken stock as the cooking broth (not soaking) added garlic, thyme, bay leaf, parsley, and a can of partially drained diced tomatoes. Also, I simmered mine on the stovetop; done in about 3-4 hours.

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larryb33

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland, USA Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2008

This was my first attempt at making bean soup. I took the advice of others and substituted 8 cups of chicken broth for the water, added one large clove of garlic (chopped), 2 bay leaves and a spiral ham bone with ham on it. I cooked it on the stove for 8 hours. It was delicious.

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Maria

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Bowie, Maryland, USA Living In: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2007

I have been married for almost forty years and I am still a lousy cook. I'm good with machines, though. This recipe was seriously delicious and easy enough for a recipe challenged person like me. I followed the recipe, but used variations suggested by others. I used one of those container thingies of chicken broth, one teaspoon of pepper and two bay leaves. Where have you been all my married life, Grandma B?? So good and so easy.

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2007

I have made some excellent bean soups in the past but this is by far the best bean soup I have ever made. I used 7 cups of chicken broth and a clove of garlic, as another reviewer had stated. I also added a ham bone plus the cubed ham and used 4 oz of tomato sauce toward the end of cooking. Some had stated this was as good as Campbell's soup, but I would venture to say it is far tastier.

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vljanski

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2007

Used Tofurky sausage instead of ham. It turned out wonderful.

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2007

This is fantastic! Let it cook, cook, cook and it really does get much better! I use a sweet onion and skip the celery because we don't care for it.

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2007

I cooked this according to the directions with some of the minor revisions suggested by others. Was very disappointed. It came out more like a thick stew. Not as flavorful as I hoped. Sorry, won't make again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2007

Excellent! Did spruce it up a little with some bacon, chicken broth (instead of water), seasoned salt and pepper. It was perfect for a cold, rainy Sunday night.

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