On Dec 20, 8:03 am, "Giusi" > wrote:
> "kilikini" > ha scritto nel messaggionews:476a74f8$0$6946$4c368faf@roadrunner. com...
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> > sf wrote:
> >> On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:27:31 -0800 (PST), "Bobo Bonobo(R)"
> >> > wrote:
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> >>> Using Campbell's condensed soup as an ingredient is not "cooking,"
> >>> but rather preparing hog slop. The canned peas are icing on the
> >>> urinal cake.
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> >> That's *your* opinion, not everyone's.
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> >> Some people are willing to replicate soup recipes with sauces to boost
> >> quality, others just want it done and on the table. Some people enjoy
> >> the journey of real cooking, but sometimes they are hungry and just
> >> want to eat fast.
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> > You forgot to mention that some people might find the canned soups more
> > inexpensive than making a soup from scratch. When I can make from
> > scratch, I do. If I'm under a financial or time constraint, I buy canned.
> > I'm not ashamed to admit it. :~)
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> > kili
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> I haven't a clue what they cost. We don't have them here. I could figure
> what it costs me to make a similar quantity of say, cream of celery soup,
> and it wouldn't be much. I estimate rapidly that costs about 35 centesimi.
>
Americans like them because the TV commercials tell us to like them,
and we generally do what the TV commercials tell us to do. This is
the land of Cool Whip and American "cheese."

--Bryan