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Good recipe! I used turkey sausage instead of ham. Found it quite tasty!<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"05\/02\/2013 09:50","GUID":"FE5C6393F6074843BE1BA9BA744DBF2D","MemberId":3432232,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"loves2workout","SubmittedDate":"05\/02\/2013 09:50"},{"Comment":"
Followed the directions carefully. Result was this awful soup!! There was no "fixing or saving" it. No one in the family would eat it - ended up just throwing all of it down the disposal. A complete waste of ingredients & a huge disappointment!<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"02\/13\/2013 15:55","GUID":"de635187130348679fa662706195e67d","MemberId":7136085,"Rating":1,"ScreenName":"J.J.inNM","SubmittedDate":"02\/13\/2013 15:55"},{"Comment":"
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