Hog Wash Soup – Its got to be COOKING WITH HANK

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Hog Wash Soup – Its got to be COOKING WITH HANK

Oct 3, 2025, 7:30 AM CST

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RICHLAND CENTER, WIS (WRCO ENTERTAINMENT) – Time to belly up to the table, it’s COOKING WITH HANK!

Hog Wash Soup

(A stew so simple even a raccoon with a drinking problem could make it)

Ingredients:

  • 1 can beans (or 3 if you’re feeling rebellious)
  • 1 can tomatoes (or whatever’s red and squishy in the pantry)
  • 1 potato, cubed—or skip it if you’re too lazy to wrestle a potato
  • Leftover meat scraps (bonus points for mystery meat)
  • Water, or beer, or swamp juice… whatever floats your boat

Instructions:

  1. Dump everything in a pot like you’re tossing a treasure chest into a river. Don’t cut neatly—nature doesn’t care, and neither do we.
  2. Pour in liquid until it’s suspiciously soupy. If stuff floats, that’s just extra flavor and adventure.
  3. Bring to a boil. Stir occasionally unless you’re busy napping in your rocking chair.
  4. Boil until potatoes are soft-ish, or until your dog looks at you funny—whichever comes first.
  5. Sprinkle in salt, pepper, and a generous pinch of sass. Don’t be shy.
  6. Serve hot. Eat with a spoon, or just cup your hands and slurp like a true hillbilly hero.
  7. Optional: Tell anyone nearby that this is an “authentic family recipe” passed down by your grandpappy who wrestled a hog for it.

Adam Hess

Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.

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