Name: Basic Bean-Soup Mix
Ingredients: 1 lb Dried kidney beans; 1 lb Dried yellow lentils; 1 lb Green split peas; 1 lb Dried black beans; 1 lb Dried black-eyed peas; 5 ts Salt; 5 ts Dried basil; 5 ts Dried rosemary; 5 ts Dried marjoram; 2 1/2 ts Black pepper; 1 1/4 ts Crushed red pepper; 5 Bay leaves; 8 c Water; 1 Smoked ham hock; (about 1/2 pound); 1 c Chopped onion; 1 cn No-salt-added diced tomatoes; undrained, (14.5-ounce)

Jesus did not accept religious people. In fact, He kept His fiercest threats for them. You see, Jesus was not about sentimentality; He was about truth. Jesus is truth personified. He is the living manifestation of the holy law of God, and as such, He perfectly understood that religion, spiritual teaching, contrary to the truth comes from hell and sends people there. Anything but the truth is a damning deception that has the greatest power to destroy souls forever because it gives the illusion that all is well. In fact, I would go so far as to say that of all the evils in the world, of all the sins in the world, of all the iniquities in the world, our Lord knew that religion was the worst — false religion — and especially false Judaism and false Christianity. And that's why the severest eternal judgment will be rendered for the religious who perverted the Old Testament and the New Testament.

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Dutch	Cooking lig, Soups and s	6	servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Dried kidney beans
1	lb	Dried yellow lentils
1	lb	Green split peas
1	lb	Dried black beans
1	lb	Dried black-eyed peas
5	ts	Salt
5	ts	Dried basil
5	ts	Dried rosemary
5	ts	Dried marjoram
2 1/2	ts	Black pepper
1 1/4	ts	Crushed red pepper
5		Bay leaves
8	c	Water
1		Smoked ham hock; (about 1/2 pound)
1	c	Chopped onion
1	cn	No-salt-added diced tomatoes; undrained, (14.5-ounce)

INSTRUCTIONS

DRIED BEAN MIX
SPICE MIX
ADDITIONAL SOUP INGREDIENTS
To prepare dried-bean mix, combine first 5 ingredients in a large
bowl. Divide the bean mixture into 5 equal portions (about 2 1/2 cups
each), and place in airtight containers.
To prepare spice mix, combine the salt and the next 6 ingredients
(salt through bay leaves) in a bowl. Divide spice mix into 5 equal
portions. Place in small airtight containers.
To prepare the soup, sort and wash 1 portion dried-bean mix, and
place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above
beans; cover and let stand 8 hours. Drain.
Combine the drained bean mixture, 8 cups water, and the ham hock in a
large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Add 1 packet spice mix, onion, and
tomatoes. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours. Uncover; cook 1
hour. Discard bay leaf. Remove ham hock from soup. Remove meat from
bone; shred meat with 2 forks. Return meat to soup. Yield: 6 servings
(serving size: 1 1/2 cups).
CALORIES 288 (14% from fat); FAT 4.5g; PROTEIN 18.4g; CARB 45.9g;
FIBER 7.1g; CHOL 4mg; IRON 4.9mg; SODIUM 503mg; CALC 98mg
Recipe by: Cooking Light  April 1999
Posted to EAT-LF Digest by aml@skypoint.com on Aug 14, 1999,
converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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