"Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message
...
> Probably the wrong time of year to ask most of you this question, but here
> goes anyway....
>
> What are your favorite "hearty" winter (homemade) soups? Or even stews...
> I have been making the usual chicken, beef and vegetable soups and stews
> but I am looking for some new ideas here... Googling brings up thousands
> of hits, I know - but I want something that I *know* is good. Thanks.
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

Thanks for a great discussion! I posted this one some time ago. It's very
different than some of the others here. (I've learned long since to copy out
the place where I got the recipe.)
Edrena

Sauerkraut Soup from a TV Show:
> 1/3 cup flour
> 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
> 1 pound smoked sausage
> 1 small onion, chopped
> 3 cups milk
> 1 cup Half and Half (fat free kind works good here)
> 1 can undrained sauerkraut (15 ounces)
> lemon juice? to taste
>
> Sauté sausage a little while, then add thyme, chopped onion, flour.
> Add milk & half/half slowly, then bring to a boil.
> Add sauerkraut and boil gently to thicken. Add lemon juice to taste if
> need be [I didn't].
> [I like the "Bavarian Style Sauerkraut" with caraway seeds. A couple
> companies make this in the US, but I use the Libby's. Anyone who won't
> eat sauerkraut might eat this style as it is milder, sweeter or
> something, not so sauer (gg). A person could conceivably use a vegan
> sausage or just use some olive oil and make this a veggie soup. I think
> it tastes good with the smoky taste.]