"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
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>
> I simmer leeks in water to which small amounts of vegetable broth,
> hydrolyzed vegetable protein and black pepper have been added.
> Using chicken broth is commonplace but for whatever reasons I
> find this completely unappetizing.
>
> Steve

I don't like the phlem from using chicken broth -- this is probably the
reason that chicken soup clears up what ails you in the alimentary canal -
correct me if I'm using the wrong 'canal' word.
Dee Dee