One account attributes a supposed bean soup mandate to a Minnesota senator who expressed his fondness for it more than a century ago.

The beloved bean soup has been served in the Senate Dining Room since 1903. It seems that we’re all turning to cozy soup and stew recipes these days, searching for a warm and hearty meal to ...

Bean soup has been offered on the U.S. Senate dining room menu every day since 1903. Rating: True (About this rating?) Context: For one day in 1943, the kitchen ran out of the soup during a bean ...