[Four degrees of biblical foolishness:] The first degree is the Simple or Naive Fool, who is unthinking, gullible. He lacks the most basic understanding of moral cause and effect. The second degree is the Self-Confident Fool. He is known by his stubbornness, and by his big mouth. The third degree is the Committed Fool, who has decisively rejected wisdom, and instead pledged his allegiance to destructive ideas and behaviors. The fourth degree or terminal stage of Character Deficiency Syndrome is reached by the Scornful Fool, a mocker who is openly contemptuous of spiritual truth and moral righteousness.

Gary Nation

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Gifts, Mixes, Soups, Sent to: el	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	tb	Lima beans; large
3	tb	Lima beans; small
3	tb	Red kidney beans
3	tb	Great northern beans
2	tb	Split peas; yellow
2	tb	Split peas; green
2	tb	White beans; small
2	tb	Lentils
2	tb	Black-eyed peas
2	tb	Pinto beans
2	tb	Garbanzo beans
2	tb	Navy beans
2	tb	Black turtle beans
2	tb	Cranberry beans
2	tb	Barley
1	ts	Chili powder
1/4	ts	Garlic powder
1	tb	Chopped dried onions
1	ts	Dried bell pepper
1/2	ts	Oregano
1/4	ts	Cracked black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

BEAN MIX
SPICE PACKET
To make the soup mix, combine the beans and place in plastic bag.   Place
the spices in a small plastic bag.  Include the following recipe:
Calico Bean Soup
Package of beans Packet of spices Hambone, hamhock or 1/2 pound of ham* 2
quarts of water
1/2    teaspoon ginger 1 large onion, chopped 1 28 ounce can of
tomatoes or 2 14-1/2 ounce cans Juice of 1 lemon Salt to taste
*If desired, omit ham and substitute beef, chicken, or vegetable stock for
the cooking water.
Wash beans thoroughly.  Place in a large kettle, cover with water and soak
overnight.  Next day, drain beans and cover with new water.  Bring to a
boil and once a hard boil starts, boil for 10 mins. Drain. Add 2 quarts of
new water and ham or ham hock (or use broth if omitting ham) and ginger.
Simmer slowly for 2-1/2 to 3 hours.  Then add spice packet, onion, tomatoes
(undrained), lemon juice and salt to taste (spice packet contains no salt).
Simmer another 30 minutes or until beans are tender.
Take ham from soup.  Remove any bits of ham from bone and return to soup.
If using boneless ham, cut into bite-size pieces and return to soup.
Serve.
ORIGINATOR    Deborah Kirwan (dkkirwan@creighton.edu) SUBMITTED BY Grace
Wagner (wgmm@main.citynet.net) DATE 10/5/96
Recipe By     : Deborah Kirwan (dkkirwan@creighton.edu)   9/96
Posted to EAT-L Digest  4 October 96
Date:    Sat, 5 Oct 1996 08:18:14 -0400
From:    Grace Wagner <wgmm@MAIN.CITYNET.NET>
NOTES : Substitute beans freely; use anasazi beans, pink beans, red beans,
etc.  There should be approximately 1 pound of beans in all.

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