On Thu, 07 Jan 2016 12:22:21 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> On Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 7:01:56 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> > Kenny Bania wrote:
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 21:02:18 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > what would really be funny is seeing Steve say this to Julia Child
>> > > > in person ... I can imagine her having a good laugh and taking another
>> > > > swig of wine
>> > >
>> > > Soup is not a meal.
>> >
>> > I agree. Not a meal in itself. An appetizer - yes.
>> > For a meal, I'd at least have to have a sandwich along with soup.
>>
>> I disagree. Today for lunch it'll be a bowl of lentil soup
>> and a big glass of ice water.
>
>With a hearty soup, I at least need a couple of slices of bread and
>butter. Soup only, no matter what kind, would leave me wanting more
>than just that.

So what... a chef's salad is a meal and can be served with bread,
crackers, croutons, or not. Most restaurants serve a steak with a
bread basket but by the time most folks eat their steak and baked spud
they don't want any bread. Most times soups served at restaurants are
served with crackers or bread because they serve small amounts, often
just a cup of soup... however sometimes soups are served IN bread and
that makes an entire meal. My hearty soups need no bread, they are
too filling. My soup bowls hold 28 ounces, even when I don't fill
them few people can handle seconds or anything else. You probably
have never eaten real soup, that watery pish vasser you talk about
from a crackpot ain't soup.