On 13 Nov 2004 09:04:20 -0800, "Marge" >
wrote:

>Today is chicken soup day. The local store sells packages of root
>veggies, parsley, onions, leeks. I bought a whole chicken cut up.
>
>The recipe in Joy of Cooking says to add mace, so I thought I'd try
>that.

In the soup? Mace is a "sweet" spice, not sure how I'd like it.
>
>Do people brown their chicken before making the soup? or just put it in
>and let it boil?

Brown your vegetables. That's what gives your soup color.