Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2008

I scaled this recipe down to roughly 4-5 portions and made the following changes: used 1 QT of vegetable stock, canned beans, ham bone from Christmas ham w/ remaining meat chopped up into the soup, and added 1 can of Italian stewed tomatoes. Since there was plenty of salt in the stock, the ham, and the tomatoes I did not add more salt, and used 3 roughly crushed cloves of garlic instead of the powder. The end result was absolutely delicious.

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JCL

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2008

This was a good soup, but mine came out too salty.

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Tracy061601

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Home Town: Brewster, New York, USA

Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2008

I make a similar version of this soup for my family. The major differences between this one and mine are that, once it has cooked (and cooled off a bit), I: (1) emulsify approximately 1/3rd of my pot with my immersion blender and (2) add 1/2 cup of milk or half-and-half to give it a creamier texture.

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ManassasMa

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Home Town: New York, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2007

I used three leftover fresh ham bones from a recent party to make my stock. I save all of my carrot, onion, celery, potato, etc. peels and freeze them just for making stocks. Made the stock yesterday, so by today, I was able to skim off all of the fat. I used two packages of beans, so I needed to add more liquid which I did using canned chicken stock. Delicious and hearty Yvonne and perfect for an extremely cold NJ night. Thanks!

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LINDA MCLEAN

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Home Town: Livingston, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2007

Very good bean soup. I had leftover ham but had thrown the stock away so used just the ham base and it worked out fine. It is a keeper recipe.

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Deb C

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2006

We had a version of Senate Soup at the Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire. It was delicious...and, this recipe equals it. Great on a cool evening...and a great use for left over ham bones. Thank you!

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Deka

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Reviewed: May 14, 2005

The "true" recipe for Senate Bean Soup seems very elusive! I have 5 different versions and none agree, sometimes even as to the type of bean to be used. I long ago decided, "Just call it 'Bean Soup', and enjoy!" They are all good.

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2001

I truly enjoyed this but my kids wouldn't try. Something about the beans, LOL. Makes A LOT so if your going to eat it you'll need to scale it down...I will next time. I ate it three days in a row and still had to throw away 1/2 of it. What a shame too.

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