"Puester" > wrote in message
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>>>> It's customary for experienced adults to double check the cap of any
>>>> bottle before shaking it.
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>>> IME only perfect, smug adults.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> Never had little kids around the house, eh? They're famous for not
>> tightening caps. Checking should be instinctive after the second or third
>> "event".
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> This morning I made pea soup with a meaty ham bone I had frozen
> just before the holidays. When everything was well cooked, I removed
> the bone and began to puree the remaining peas, onions,.and celery.
>
> The first batch was 2 cups of soup. I put the lid on the blender tightly
> and hit puree. the soup rose, spewed out from the cover all over the
> blender, the counter, the cabinets and me.
>
> OK, two cups was too much. Next batch was a cup. Puree, spew.
>
> This time a half cup. Puree, spew.
>
> By the last of the soup, I had it figured out. If you want to puree
> hot/warm
> pea soup in a blender, you don't push "puree", you push the "stir" button.

Get an immersion blender. They're cheap and you can put them right in the
pan.