(Little Malice) wrote in news:fmj56o$2q0ms_018
@news.avvanta.com:

> One time on Usenet, PeterLucas > said:
>> Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, bring on a cold winters day!!
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipes...sopa-de-pedra-
rock-
>> soup-recipe/article.html
>>
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/28f3of
>
> Why is it called "rock soup"? I'm reminded of the old story, "Stone
> Soup", is that the connection..?
>


Pedro/Peter means 'Rock' :-)

But apart from that, it supposedly dates back to Native
Indians/Americans.
They made soup in an animal pouch using hot rocks as the heating source.


http://www.hpj.com/wsdocs/recipes/012907bevs.cfm


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Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


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