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you made it from scratch?

haven't made soup for ages - now i feel left out.
Sheesh. That's what comes of cooking for one. You eat, well, toast actually.
and sweets, obviously.

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pep, Tue 6 Nov 2001, 11:11, archived)

We just like

to buy giant chickens to roast then turn into soup or curry... One can last for days and days...
I probably should admit that it will be Nicey who actually turns the stock into soup.. He's much better at that sort of thing than me...

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Wifey, Tue 6 Nov 2001, 11:20, archived)

If I do say so myself

The one I made today is particularly great. Ham stock, then boiled a chicken carcass with the vegetables and barley in the stock to produce a fantastic flavour bonanza, all nicely smoothed with a braun multipractic hand blender (i know you all love kitchen appliances). It's got leeks in too. I love it when I get to put leeks in too.

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crab_bloke), Tue 6 Nov 2001, 14:57, archived)

That sounds much nicer than mine

Nicey was late home so I had to do it myself.. Just chicken, celery, mushrooms and sweetcorn in the stock. Ham would've been good.
Split pea and ham soup is also good...

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Wifey, Tue 6 Nov 2001, 15:20, archived)

that sounds lovely

today's was a bit of a treat really- boiled a smoked ham, which always makes for a better soup, although there is an ongoing debate as to whether ham cures should be selected for the best soup results or best ham results. My vote goes to smoked, although I'm tempted by a beer and honey cured ham I saw the other day which might make a slightly odd soup stock but would certainly be a fantastic ham. Ohhh, it's such a hard life with all these high-powered meat decisions.

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crab_bloke), Tue 6 Nov 2001, 16:50, archived)

I was just thinking

that b3ta is the only place I've ever come across where you can find miniature bondage clowns astride hamster steeds and soup debate on the same page. Maybe we should re-brand?

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crab_bloke), Tue 6 Nov 2001, 16:53, archived)