What is on
your "I Really
WANT to Do" list for the holidays?
Really, is there such a thing as a list of
Things You Must Do For the Holidays? Kinda takes the fun out of it.
Besides listening to more seasonal music, I really
wanted to make "soup mixes in a jar" for gifts. It was unbelievable how many sites came up on a Google search for just this topic.
Here is the one site I settled on at
this link because it was
COLORFUL,
EASY, and
HAD LABELS.
Needed: 12 wide-mouth pint (2-cup) canning jars with lid and rings
14 pounds assorted dried peas, beans and lentils (at least 8 different varieties):
- pink beans
- black beans
- baby lima beans
- lentils
- red lentils
- black-eyed peas
- red kidney beans
- pinto beans
- split peas
- great northern beans
- small red beans
- white beans
- 12 Italian-flavor or beef flavor bouillon cubes
- 12 bay leaves
Just put half cup of each bean layered in the jar topped with a bouillon cube and bay leaf and tie on a the printed label. Like this!
I like soup, and almost any kind of flavor. How about you?
If you made the soup exactly as directed, it would be pretty bland. I'm thinking of giving a package of ham hocks along with the jars of beans, reminding the bean recipients that they will also need to add spices for a heartier, tastier version of this bean soup.
(Just had to add the Soup Nazi picture from the Seinfeld days.)
Linking to
A Sheltering Tree ... because soup is something that can nourish a body and soul!
