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> Hey all you tall white hats,
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> Can somebody help a poor soul who has trouble boiling water with a simple,
> old-fashioned vegetable soup recipe?
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> It's just me since the wife passed away and I didn't pay attention to her
> cooking. I've tried a couple of recipes from magazines, etc and just too
> many herbs and spices to suit my taste.
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> Anyway, I surely do appreciate any assistance you can offer.
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> Thanks,
> Jon

I make this all the time but have no actual recipe. I usually just use up
whatever vegetables I have, perhaps adding a few things from the salad bar.
The last batch was two small red potatoes, one onion, two ribs of celery,
two carrots, one zucchini, a handful of cooked peas, leftover corn and green
beans and a handful of spinach.

Chop all of the larger vegetables and add to the pot along with some V8
juice. Season with a bay leaf or two (depending on how much soup you are
making), salt, pepper, oregano and parsley. I just use a little oregano and
a lot of parsley. I used fresh for this pot. Heat through until the
vegetables are cooked. If all of the vegetables are already cooked, this
won't take long. Otherwise 20 minutes to a half an hour. Then add the
spinach. Taste and adjust seasonings.

In the case of this soup, I felt it was too tomatoey, so I added a can of
vegetable broth. Then it was perfect!

I don't always use V8 juice. I might use tomato juice or even tomato sauce
and water. Really depends on what I have in the house when I make the soup.

If you find that the herbs are too overwhelming, simply add less to start
with. It's easy to taste and then add more.