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To: Little Bill
Why the U.S. House of Representives Kitchen Has Bean Soup on the menu everyday.

“Thunderation,” roared Speaker of the House Joe Cannon of Illinois. “I had my mouth set for bean soup! From now on, hot or cold, rain, snow, or shine, I want it on the menu every day.”

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What’s on the Menu? Bean Soup!

recipe at link.

10 posted on 01/29/2017 3:46:19 PM PST by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor
“Thunderation,” roared Speaker of the House Joe Cannon of Illinois. “I had my mouth set for bean soup! From now on, hot or cold, rain, snow, or shine, I want it on the menu every day.”

Bean soup causes thunderation, all right, as well as tunes on the bassoon. I've never seen bean soup for/from the U.S. House of Representatives, but my local grocery chain has carried this:


20 posted on 01/29/2017 5:01:19 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.")
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