there is a recipe for sweet potato and butternut squash soup in today's NYT, made without cream or butter and it will freeze well, if you are interested.
i'm thinking about making squash soup of some kind for Thanksgiving, although the sight of a single snowflake sends me to the kitchen in soup making mode every time!!
Mice

My mother goes into soup making mode when it snows here too! I go into knitting mode when it snows!

Shari

It hasn't even gotten really cold here yet, but it's been looking like snow lately, and the soup bug has bitten-- all thick, heavy duty varieties. So far it's been one big pot of cabbage soup, one big pot of beet borscht and one big pot of lentil. Beef, bean and barley is next on the list. I'm thinking of starting a soup kitchen.

Thank You Baa Baa. My favorite soup is chunks of Potatoes, Onions and Celery. Sometimes just plain, sometimes with Onion Soup Mix. It is the Soup that my childhood Church Ladies made on Apple Butter Making Day. Yummy. I was thinking of you Baa Baa, did you grow any Vegetables this Summer? We had a SUPER growing season and even ended up with Watermelon, Honeydew, and Cantalope. I would love to learn how to grow vegetables on a Roof. WOW Grace, Love and Prayers. God Bless.

Sweet Potato Soup sounds yummy, Mice. I'm not too much into puree-ing anything my 'delver' got lost in the move. Must try to grow Butternut squash, it sounds delicious. Just love recipes (and new things to knit). Grace, Love and Prayers. God Bless.

It has been cold here as you all know for over a month already. I love soup, cold, weather, knitting, and who doesn't love fresh baked bread for their soup.......hhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I made squash soup with two acorn and two butternut..it was deeelish! i sort of use my own recipe, that is, i make it my own way..using what i like from several recipes..so i used ginger, honey, salt, nutmeg, etc. and i was happy with it. My favorite (nd not expensive)kitchen item that i found i "needed" after watching Emeril too much was a "boat motor" for making smooth soups. I just got a simple one because i hate attachments that get lost and then you have no idea where they are when you need them. Magically, this thing works for ice cream treats too.
Now for the borscht. love it love it love it.
I make the beef and cabbage variety mostly, although i do like beet too. I'm having trouble finding soursalt though. It used to be in the spice aisle and now they look at me like i'm an alien when i ask
Mice

My favorite borscht recipe calls for 1qt of stock, 1 large can of vegetable juice and beets, carrots and onions with the beet tops added way last. It turns out an amazing crazy red color My elderly Jewish friend Leah assured me that it wasn't really borscht so I got curious and collected about 30 borscht recipes. I've come to the conclusion that real borscht is what your grandmother called borscht and it usually has beets, but not always. Anyway, it's quick and delicious and leaves time for knitting.

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Originally posted by micebyliz:
Now for the borscht. love it love it love it.
I make the beef and cabbage variety mostly, although i do like beet too. I'm having trouble finding soursalt though. It used to be in the spice aisle and now they look at me like i'm an alien when i ask
Mice

Hi, Mice--
I haven't seen sour salt in a while either, and lately I've been making do with lemon juice or cider vinegar which isn't the same at all. Sour salt is actually citric acid crystals; I'm wondering whether you couldn't get it at an old-fashioned drugstore?

ETA: Wait! I just did a Google search and found some on www.myspicesage.com Also at www.americanspice.com (the Great American Spice Co.)

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Originally posted by MAX:
Thank You Baa Baa. My favorite soup is chunks of Potatoes, Onions and Celery. Sometimes just plain, sometimes with Onion Soup Mix. It is the Soup that my childhood Church Ladies made on Apple Butter Making Day. Yummy. I was thinking of you Baa Baa, did you grow any Vegetables this Summer? We had a SUPER growing season and even ended up with Watermelon, Honeydew, and Cantalope. I would love to learn how to grow vegetables on a Roof. WOW Grace, Love and Prayers. God Bless.

Dear MAX--
Your potato soup (without the mix) sounds like my grandmother's. She would sometimes throw in some salmon -- canned or smoked -- for a sort of Russian chowder. Lots of butter and pepper, too.

No roof gardening this summer. I've been caring for my dear Significant Other, aka The Old Man(tm), whose has multiple health problems; that has been pretty much a full-time job. There are, however, two baby avocado plants, a sprouted mango seed and a cutting of a lemon tree on the living room window sill, which gets lots of sun! I'm in awe of all the delicious-sounding melons you grew this summer. WOW! And another WOW for making your own apple butter.

Thanks BaaBaa. i bookmarked it and next time i need soursalt i will check them out. i'm afraid old-fashioned drug stores are a thing of the past. it's all been taken over by corporate drug stores. the only good thing is that if you are traveling, they can access your records if need be, and you aren't without your meds if that's what you forgot in your hotel on the Riviera or in our case, perhaps the Caucasus?
anyway, now i want to know how you make the potato soup. You made me hungry!
and i agree that there is no good substitute (is that too many t's?) for soursalt. it just is what it is.. i'm glad to know that i'm not an alien, at least not about that so thanks again.
Mice

I have never heard of soursalt-would a health food store or natural food store have it?

I had forgotten about soursalt. I vaguely remember using it when Mom and I would can tomatos. I wonder if you could find it in stores when all the canning stuff is featured?

Diana
(KnityGirl on Ravelry)

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Sour salt is actually citric acid crystals

If this is the case, then something like FreshFruit, which is citric acid would probably work. I never heard it called soursalt, but I use it all the time in things like canning or freezing peaches or pears or in fruit salads to prevent browning. Soursalt hmm maybe not so rare as we thought.

Pretty funny-I have some-just call it something else! You do learn stuff on the board.