I crush the cloves first by pinching them until the skins crack and loosen, then peel, then smash perfectly flat. In this recipe, they actually cook down to nothing. I also forgot to add that you should not discard the canning liquid from the beans. It thickens the soup nicely.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . Stoned Soup One of my all time favorite pieces of literature in any genre is the classic childrens' story 'Stone Soup'. It's a short lesson in cooperation. Stone soup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anyway, this is my version, which has been disparagingly called 'Cripser Drawer Stew' by a certain someone who shall remain nameless, and ate it anyway. 1/2 pound smoked meat of nearly any sort, cut into good sized chunks. Pork chops, ham, smoked turkey, proscuitto, a mix, or even sammich meat work Rating: 5