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).
>
> Barry in Indy


Barry,

Do you have a pressure cooker? I have been making that soup in a
pressure cooker for about 40 years and my mom did it at least 30 years
before me.

Get some nice, meaty beef marrow bones and/or a couple of pieces of
flanken. Cut up some carrots, celery and onions and maybe a small white
turnip and some parsley. You can brown the meat if you want, but I never
do. Put it all in the pressure cooker with water, salt and pepper (easy
on the salt because the seasoning has some)and granulated garlic to
taste (If I have them I add some more dried mushrooms) then add the
tube contents, but *NOT* the packet contents.
Cook under pressure for 25 minutes.

Cool under cold water to release the pressure. Place the pot back on the
stove, open the lid, add the flavor packet with the ABC macaroni and
cook, uncovered on med-high heat for 15 minutes. The soup will thicken up.

This soup, like most any bean soup, tastes better the second day after
it's refrigerated and reheated.

It is a favorite cold weather soup in our family. Long ago my kids
affectionately named it "Jewish Soup"

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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