Wayne Boatwright wrote on 06 Mar 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> On Mon 06 Mar 2006 05:46:36p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ranee
> Mueller?
>
> > Does _anyone_ use these to make soup? Was there ever a time that
> > it
> > was common to do so?
> >
> > I occasionally use the Lipton beefy onion to make onion dip, or
> > to
> > sprinkly on beef and cook in a tightly covered pan in the oven, and
> > I use Knorr vegetable soup mix for spinach dip. I can't imagine
> > using these things for soup. I did use an extra packet as the
> > seasoning in a pot of brown rice once, and that turned out alright,
> > though not spectacular.
>
> I use the same ones for the same purposes you mentioned. If I have a
> bad cold and don't feel like cooking, I will make the beefy onion to
> drink in a cup. It's sort of comforting. Years ago I used to use
> Knorr's Leek and Potato soup mix. It wasn't too bad, but I probably
> would only make it from scratch now.
>

Tonight I started a pot roast in the crock pot...Just some chuck, onion
soup, black pepper. So tommorrow morning I'll have the makings a decent
lunch...Pot roast and 'Sketty' Squash. Loads of beefy onion broth as
well...

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-Alan