<RJ> wrote:
> It was cool, blustery.... a perfect soup day.
> In a nostalgic mood, I heated up a few cans of
> Campbells Cream of Tomato Soup.
>
> This doesn't taste like the soup I remember.
> This stuff is ...SWEET !
> Sweeter than tomato soup should taste.
> Aha.. second item in "ingredients" is Corn Syrup.
>
> Why in Gods name would you add corn syrup to Tomato soup ?
> It doesn't make the soup any "tomato-ier".
>
> Do the people at Campbells have any common sense at all ?
> There's always been "too much salt" in many of their soups.
> Now, Corn Syrup ?...............Why add these ingredients ?
>
> I've gotta find another soup-maker.
>

I think they know, without the sweetener and salt, consumers wouldn't
buy it more than once. (the best tomatoes aren't used for soups/juices)

I made the 15-bean soup w/ham. Nothing to brag about..bland as
usual...thank G for hot sauce.