Soup – my favorite. I have been dubbed the “soup girl”, better that than the soup nazi! There is something comforting and warm about a good soup. They are easy to make, so for the busy family, couple, single just a great tool to have in your home cook arsenal. The origin of a soup….first evidence of soup was 6000 BC, with the onset of clay vessels that could hold liquid over a fire. There is a great article here on the brief history of soup. No matter what your ancestral heritage, one of the few common foods that threads us together is soup. For most soups, you can use canned beans, as well as dried beans. If I have the time I will use a dried bean. They will need to be soaked over night for a good 10-12 hours. However, sometimes we just don’t think that far ahead, so a good can/jarred bean is an acceptable substitute. In this recipe, I use canned, but will provide instructions for using dried beans. As always, it will be your choice to try the me