On May 13, 9:10*am, Barry > wrote:
> Some of you may be familiar with the Manischewitz dried soup mixes
> that are packaged in cellophane tubes. I am wondering if anyone has
> prepared them in a crock pot.
>
> The directions say to simmer the contents of the large bag (veggies,
> etc.) in seven cups of water for two hours, adding the contents of the
> small bag (spices, etc.) during the last ten minutes.
>
> Manischewitz has no specific suggestions for slow-cooking, except to
> say that the amount of water be reduced. I found one recipe which
> mentioned putting both packets into the pot at the beginning, but did
> not mention the amount of liquid or the time and temperature.
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> At Amazon's sale price, the mixes came out to be under a dollar each.
>
> Ingredients, for those who are interested:
>
> Green peas
> Barley
> Yellow peas
> Lima beans
> Enrighed egg noodles
> Salt
> Mushrooms
> Onions
> Sugar
> Carrots
> Vegetable shortening
> Corn starch
> Celery
> Tomatoes
> Bell peppers
> Turmeric
> Spinach
> Sodium bisulfite (preservative).

If you're suggesting that these are good for ANYTHING other than
wilderness backpacking, that's just absurd.
>
> Barry in Indy

--Bryan