BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Helen
Date: 08 Aug 04 - 07:24 AM

Yes, butternut squash - same as butternut pumpkin. Butternuts are probably the nicest tasting pumpkins. I don't know what sort of pumpkins you have in America. As Foolestroupe said, Queensland Blue and Jap are pretty common, at least here on the east coast of Oz.

My hubby, whose father had a fruit & veg shop, reckons that dry pumpkins are the nicest. Dry, meaning that the flesh is not moist. The darker the colour of the flesh the better the flavour too.   I suspect that warm climates produce good pumpkins because they would ripen well to a deep colour and drier texture.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Wyrd Sister
Date: 08 Aug 04 - 06:24 AM

Stone soup

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: freda underhill
Date: 08 Aug 04 - 06:17 AM

sinsull - for beautiful aussie mashed potato, try salt, milk and butter, mashed til creamy.

or, for extra rich, add buttermilk instead of the milk, or grated cheese.

freda

off to make soup!

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 08 Aug 04 - 05:56 AM

We have Butternut Squash rather than pumpkin on sale in the supermarkets. I like to cut it into cubes, and roast it in the oven, then scrape the flesh off the rind, and use it in soups, or mix it with mashed potato, salt and pepper and fry it as a pattie.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 08 Aug 04 - 01:29 AM

One of the tricks with feeding kids in my younger days was 'Yellow Potato' - mashed potato & pumpkin.

We do have different species fo pumpkin here. Favourite is 'Queensland Blue" - a blue skinned type. Also another that used to be called 'Jap' - often grown by oriental market gardeners, I believe. Butternut is also popular. Never seen canned pumpkins in Australia, we have so many fresh ones, that I doubt anyone would try canning it.

But now with the FTA, looks like we will import all our food now, not bother processing or even growing it soon.

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: SINSULL
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 11:26 PM

I had the most wonderful mashed pumpkin when I was in Australia. Have never been able to match it. Tried salt/pepper/butter with mashed pumpkin. What am I missing?

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: ranger1
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 11:17 PM

I make a wicked good beef stew in the winter. Otherwise, my mom's corn chowdah is my favorite.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Helen
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 11:09 PM

Spelling Nazis - lighten up! Talk about soup or go somewhere else and start your own thread about spelling. And maybe I'll come and invade your spelling thread with some thread-creep about soup. Soup-thread-creep! ;-> Thread-creep soup?

The American pumpkin pies are sweet because they have sugar in them. Same pumpkin, I think.

An American couple who were living out here a few years ago invited me to a Thanksgiving Dinner at their place. Lots of yummy food, but sweet pumpkin pie - that was weird! An my friend was very bemused as well because she said it was the first time she had ever made pumpkin pie from fresh pumpkin rather than from a can.   Cultural differences!

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: What is your favourite sort of SOUP?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 08:52 PM

One of the tricks of cooking with tomatoes is to remove all the seeds and liquid, use only the peeled flesh.

Australians treat pumpkin as a vegetable, Americans seem to treat it as a fruit - Aussie pumpkin pies are savoury, US ones seem to be too sweet for Aussie taste. Aussie pumpkin soups are savoury, not sweet, but there is a natural sweetness. Maybe it has to do with the varieties grown.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 08:36 PM

spelling Nazis??????? Lighten up Helen.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Helen
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 08:32 PM

Guest, TIA, you should have a look at the thread I started about BS: Peanut butter & ?? sandwiches - lots of other pb afficionados here.

Favourites:

home made pumpkin soup - an Oz favourite. The best I ever had seemed to be butternut pumpkin cooked and pureed (no stock) with seasonings and either a dollop of sour cream or butter on top and a sprinkling of fresh herbs. But my favourite way of making it is to fry up some onions, use whatever fresh pumpkin (a half or a quarter of a big one) is available cut up in chunks, add some stock (I use pre-made bought variety), boil it up for about 10 minutes till the pumpkin is softand then blend it up. Adjust seasonings. Eat. If you want to be fancy add the extra stuff -sour cream herbs etc, but just as it is with chunks of fresh bread is heaven. Sometimes I swirl a bit of milk through it, too.

Also:

cauliflower, onion & bacon - has to be home made
pea & ham - has to be home made
tomato - from a can works for me because I have never figured out the trick to make it myself. It's always too acidic when I make it from fresh tomatoes
minestrone - - has to be home made, or from an Italian cafe


Once, years ago, a group of people I knew put on an evening which we called a Winter's Revel. Everyone had to bring some soup or bread and we had pots of all different types. It was cold outside and warm in the hall with lots of talking, laughing and eating, and afterwards we had some music and had a dance. It stands out in my memory as one of the best nights of my life.

It's the only time I have had real borscht too. One of the women whose family included Russian heritage, made her family's recipe and it was brilliant. Hot, sour, chunky with beetroot strips, and with a big dollop of sour cream on top.

John, just ignore the spelling Nazis. Real people look for the real meanings. Spelling Nazis look for something to whinge about.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 07:28 PM

it's still cold carp though.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 07:27 PM

Actually, both GUESTS are wrong.

The correct spelling is VICHYSSOISE

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 06:01 PM

to t'other guest.....it is vichychoise...French word...does not have ss at end

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Peace
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 04:49 PM

Beef and Barley.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 03:49 PM

mushroom underwear that sounds nice , or is another spelling error. button mushrooms I hope...!

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,Jaze
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 12:07 PM

Panera Bread's Mushroom Bisque. I made mushroom bisque last night, but it was no where near as good as that at Panera Bread restraunt.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: freda underhill
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 10:41 AM

yum - I'm making soup tomorrow! thanks for this thread, jOhn!

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Sooz
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 10:18 AM

Our homemade vegetable soup is scrummy, but different every time as the ingredients are subject to availabilty.
We run a "Supper Quiz" in our Village Hall where the participants get a three course meal with a quiz to follow. Last Autumn, one of the choices for the first course was "Quizmasters Ten Vegetable Soup". It was very popular, until we announced the first round of the quiz (two courses later) - identify the ten vegetables in the soup. I think the answer was:-
onion, leek, garlic, broccoli, mushroom, carrot, parsnip, celery, tomato and potato. The left overs were even better the next day - why is it that soups and casseroles improve with age and I just get more wrinkles?

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,sorefingers
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 10:10 AM

My forvorite is chicken with barley soup!

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Joe_F
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 09:58 AM

BORSCHT

In U.S. delicatessens this has degenerated to a little dish of cold shredded beets with a dollop of sour cream. There's nothing wrong with that, but a real old-country borscht is a meal in itself. The New York Times Cookbook gives a Ukrainian & a Russian recipe. The former is a major project, but I mean to try it someday for fun. The latter I have made several times with excellent results:

1 lb lean beef, cubed
1.5 qt water
1 tbsp salt
1.5 cups shredded raw beets
3/4 cup shredded carrots
3/4 cup shredded white turnips
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp butter
1/2 small head cabbage, shredded
Freshly ground black pepper
2 bay leaves
Sour cream

Simmer the beef, covered, in salted water until tender (about 1.5 h)

Meanwhile, in a large saucepan simmer the beets, carrots, turnips, onion, tomato puree, vinegar, sugar, & butter, covered, 15 min. Stir frequently. Add the cabbage & cook 10 min longer.

Add the veg mixture, pepper, & bay leaves to the meat & broth. Adjust seasonings, & cook until the vegs are tender. Add more vinegar if desired.

Add sour cream to taste before eating.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 08:40 AM

Thanks Freda. I've a feeling that would go down well here and I will give it a try soon. I'll probably vary it a touch with the herbs, at least using fresh for the mint as we have an excess of various types (apple mint, spearmint, pineapple mint, etc.) at the moment - they seem to grow like weeds! I'm not sure if we put any coriander in this year.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: freda underhill
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 08:18 AM

this is a delicious afghan soup recipe..

*'MASHWA' [Bean soup]

To buy:
200gr mushrooms sliced or chopped
1/2 cup dry chickpeas
1 cup mung beans
1/4 cup kidney beans
1 boiled potato diced
2 tomatoes chopped
yoghurt with minced garlic to taste
1/4 cup oil
1 onion chopped
dry mint
coriander powder

To make:
Cook the beans/chickopeas until tender
Fry onion and tomatoes to make sauce, add water , diced boiled potato, mushrooms, beans and simmer it all for 5 minutes. Let it cool , add yoghurt with minced garlic, sprinkle dry mint and coriander.

totally yum

freda

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 07:04 AM

What about the Iron Chicken?
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Peace
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 12:25 AM

It may have carp in it. That's true.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: SINSULL
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 08:41 PM

Well, Guest. Either way, it is cold crap!

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 07:10 PM

FTR, since this is a spelling thread, it's "vichysoisse", not "vichysoise"

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 05:37 PM

Campbell's cream of mushroom is probably my favourite of the bought soups. That said, Pip makes some that are better. She used to do a "perpetual" winter veg one which also had pasta in. The basic idea was once started, you boiled it up well each day and added new stuff as the contents got eaten.

Her latest delight was lettuce and potato, made at least partly to use up an excess of lettuces. I still have difficulty in imagining a lettuce as a main soup ingredient but I would rank this one as one of the best I've ever had.

Leek and potato is another I think is excellent. Watercress is yet another.

Jon

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Cluin
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 03:17 PM

Soop is rubbish.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 03:12 PM

Soup Dragon

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,TIA
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 03:02 PM

Don't know the soup dragon, but I do remember the soup Nazi. "No soup for you!" And, brucie, don't forget the chunky peanut butter dammit.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 02:34 PM

Ah; someone else who remembers The Soup Dragon. Moomins Rule OK.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,Noddy
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 01:19 PM

jOhn! Yout threids are coplete rubbish and you shewd be put awaye in sum kibbd of facility for the truely fecked and useless.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,ex catter
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 10:33 AM

cauliflower cheese soup with crisp bacon on it.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,Guest Pinko
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 10:32 AM

Whatever the soup dragon gives you is the best. Coz he says so!

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 10:27 AM

low salt, 99% fat free? *shudder* Why bother with it?

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,weerover
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 10:25 AM

Anything but alphabet soup - nobody puts words in my mouth. Yes, I know, I know...

Okay, French onion.

wr.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 10:03 AM

Swanson's low salt, 99% fat free chicken broth, if it has to come from a tin. That plus a piece of fruit. Yum.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 09:56 AM

tomato and basil soup made simply by liquidising a tin of tomatoes and a bunch of basil and adding a little black pepper.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 09:53 AM

New England Clam Chowder.

Beef Barley.

Tortellini in Brodo.

CREAM of Tomato.


Those are favourites - but yes. soup. Wonderful soup!

Italian wedding soup; Senate Black Bean soup; cold melon soup, lobster bisque.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 09:52 AM

vishywhatsit, yuck, cold soopp, feckin awful.
eric

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 09:18 AM

It's "vichychoise" but it dont mater wot amigun sez.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Bill D
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 08:43 AM

oh, greg! You reminded me of Baxter's Royal Game soup....I used to get that at a little store near me, but haven't had any in years! I think I will pop down there and see if they still have any! YUM!


(I was going to comment on Visheyswaw soup, but since I can't spell it, I don't want to risk the wrath of Amerigin...*grin*

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Amergin
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 05:40 AM

Oztail soup is pretty good....

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Ellenpoly
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 05:33 AM

Oxtail Soup the way my mother made it. Wish I'd been smart enough to learn the recipe when I was a kid and thought my mom would live forever.

Used to like Cream of Mushroom, but now the cream part makes me fart.

;-D

..xx..e

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 04:54 AM

BOUILLABAISSE with aoli and french bread.
note- this is not a spelling thread.
eric

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: GUEST,M'Grath of Altcar
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 04:39 AM

1 packet dried peas
2 big carrots
2 big onions
Any leftover veg you have lying around
1 ham shank

soak the peas overnight

Cook all ingredients for about 3 hours so all nutritional value is eliminated

freezes well

You should sell it at the curry ship jOhn.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 04:10 AM

Baxters Leek and Potato "soop"(love the spellin' Sir John..you just keep it up mate) soots me. buttt there is uthers I loike.

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 04:07 AM

Cullen Skink.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Waht you favoritre sort of soop?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 03:51 AM

I think the best bit is the chemicals, I don't trust people who don't get soop from sources of integrity like packets and tins.

They could put anything in. Theres a lot of water in cats. I was reading that from a trusted source only this morning.

there used to be a colemans so0p range - lentils tomato bacon and some really brilliant chemicals...

Not keen on soop with middle class pretensions - Covent Garden Soup company - like you slipped out of the opera for a mouthful of soop. Sainsburys is full of soop with middle class pretensions.....bisques and stuff like that...

trust me, if it doesn't smell of dogmeat when you open the can....its not real soop

Thank you jOhn for opening up this can of worms