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The Best Throwback Soups from the 1950s
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Best Ever Potato Soup
You'll be surprised at the taste of this rich and cheesy easy potato soup. It really is the best potato soup recipe, ever. I came up with it after enjoying baked potato soup at one of our favorite restaurants. I added bacon, and we think that makes it even better. —Coleen Morrissey, Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania Get Recipe
 

Meanderer said:
The strangest soup in a can.

Gather round the soup-box while I tell you about the strangest soup I ever saw in a can. It was in a "Foods of the World" type store, and there sitting on the shelf ....for $4.85...was a can of Bird's nest soup! I did not buy it, but I came close!

"The soup calls for the nest of a bird called the swiftlet or cave swift. These birds produce special nests found not in trees but in caves throughout southern Asia, the south Pacific islands, and northeastern Australia. (It would be closer to spit soup.)

As you can imagine, it’s not easy to attach a nest to a cave wall. These industrious birds use a mixture of seaweed, twigs, moss, hair, and feathers to fashion the nest. The truly bizarre secret ingredient: saliva. Male birds gorge themselves on seaweed, which causes them to salivate like a Labradoodle at a picnic. Saliva threads, which contain a bonding protein called mucilage, spew out of the bird’s mouth. Once dry, the saliva acts as cement. The crafty avian will continue to build on to the nest until it can support the weight of its bird family. The process usually takes about forty-five days."

http://andrewzimmern.com/2014/01/01/bizarre-bites-birds-nest-soup/

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Makes me think of shark's fin soup. Also an Asian favorite I believe.
 
I absolutely love Campbell's green pea soup (not the split pea with pork in it). It comes in a highly condensed form. I dilute using 3/4 can of water to one can of soup. My husband loved it too. Once I bought 18 cans from Walmart.com at a reasonable price after no longer finding the soup in stores. They lasted for a little over a year Recently I looked on Walmart's site again and they want a mint for them.
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Meanderer said:
The Best Throwback Soups from the 1950s
AADAHrb.img

Best Ever Potato Soup
You'll be surprised at the taste of this rich and cheesy easy potato soup. It really is the best potato soup recipe, ever. I came up with it after enjoying baked potato soup at one of our favorite restaurants. I added bacon, and we think that makes it even better. —Coleen Morrissey, Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania Get Recipe
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Long ago, I had a very old Southern cooking cookbook, and a soup recipe I tried was great. It was made with mashed potatoes, and I think it was called Carolina Moon Potato Soup. Haven't been able to find it anywhere since then.

Otherwise, I like Campbell's Cream of Chicken and Mushroom soup.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I absolutely love Campbell's green pea soup (not the split pea with pork in it). It comes in a highly condensed form. I dilute using 3/4 can of water to one can of soup. My husband loved it too. Once I bought 18 cans from Walmart.com at a reasonable price after no longer finding the soup in stores. They lasted for a little over a year Recently I looked on Walmart's site again and they want a mint for them.
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Homemade green pea soup was the first recipe we made in Home Economics class when I was in grade 7. I recall straining the peas through a mesh sieve, which took forever. It turned out very tasty. Never tried it at home though.
 
Pinky said:
Homemade green pea soup was the first recipe we made in Home Economics class when I was in grade 7. I recall straining the peas through a mesh sieve, which took forever. It turned out very tasty. Never tried it at home though.
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I tried using canned peas one time but it just wasn't the same. Guess it didn't help that I did not strain the soup. Probably used too much water too. I don't remember making soup or much of anything else in Home Ec.
 
The only canned soup i like is Campbells Cream of Mushroom, use it for sauces as well.....Homemade, mix of barley, shredded cabbage and carrots, and either tiny meatballs or small sausages, using vegetable stock......other favorite of mine, potato soup, shredded potato, leaks or white onion, vegetable stock. Both are super thich, eats like a meal by themselves. No recipes, except in my head.
 
I used to like Campbell's chicken gumbo soup growing up, it had okra in it.

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By itself, okra tastes good but has a slimy feel. It's great in gumbo, pickled or fried.

As for pea soup, I make a nice one and never heard of straining it. My mother used to love Habitant yellow pea soup from Canada.

Although I grew up with Campell's soup, I really don't like canned soup anymore. They taste funny since I learned how to make soups myself. I make my own favorite soups when I want them.
 

“Dreaming of a White Christmas” Soup in a Jar (link)​

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Ingredients​

1 pkg Pioneer Country Gravy Mix (or substitute)
2 tbsp. chicken bouillon granules
2 tbsp. onion, dried, minced
2 tbsp. celery flakes, dried
2 tsp. parsley flakes, dried
3 cups wide egg noodles (or other pasta), uncooked

Preparation Instructions​

  1. Pour Pioneer Country Gravy Mix into wide-mouth quart jar. In small bowl, stir together bouillon granules, onion, celery and parsley. Pour into jar to make second layer. Add noodles. Seal with lid.
  2. Make a Gift Tag: “Empty contents of jar into a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Add 8 cups water; heat to boiling on high. Reduce heat to medium; add 1 (10-oz.) or 2 (6-oz.) cans cooked and chopped chicken. Cover and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally.
  3. Attach gift tag and decorate jar as desired.
 
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