I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.

Whoa! That's interesting! I'll bet it's terrible with
tiny wontons that are mostly dough. But I should try that,
just to see how Campbell's would make it.

But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can! And this
wasn't some giant can -- it was the normal Campbell's soup
size can!

What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
$3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.

I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
a Campbell's soup museum.

Mark Thorson wrote:

> I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
> probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
> when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
>
> Whoa! That's interesting! I'll bet it's terrible with
> tiny wontons that are mostly dough. But I should try that,
> just to see how Campbell's would make it.
>
> But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can! And this
> wasn't some giant can -- it was the normal Campbell's soup
> size can!
>
> What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
> would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
> But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
> Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
> by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
> $3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.
>
> I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
> I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
> after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
> a Campbell's soup museum.-

While I can't find any links *to* it, I found references to a Campbell
Soup Museum in Camden, NJ.

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"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>
> What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
> would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
> But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
> Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
> by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
> $3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.
>
> I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
> I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
> after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
> a Campbell's soup museum.

Since they already have a museum just go ahead and eat it. They'll make
more.

They come up quite a bit since the tomato soup. Some of the new ones are
fairly good as canned soup goes.

Well, I did it. I bought the soup.

It had 12 machine-made "won tons" in it.
They were tiny, mostly dough, like little
ravolis. They had an odd five-sided shape,
like a rectangle with a triangle added to
one side. The filling was almost non-existent,
a layer only about a millimeter thick,
undetectable when eating them.

As a Campbell's condensed soup, most of the
contents of the can were salt water. Very
salty water. When I read the label, I thought
that the calories were not too bad, only
60 calories per serving, 2.5 servings per can.
(I assume that's the standard serving size
in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.)

At 870 mg sodium per serving, that's a lot of
sodium. I dumped the broth down the drain,
because my feet swell up if I eat too much salt.

This is a product which will not long survive.
It's exactly as wretched as you'd expect a
Campbell's Chicken Won Ton condensed soup
to be, and certainly not worth $3.19, except
to satisfy my curiousity.

Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Well, I did it. I bought the soup.
>
> This is a product which will not long survive.
> It's exactly as wretched as you'd expect a
> Campbell's Chicken Won Ton condensed soup
> to be, and certainly not worth $3.19, except
> to satisfy my curiousity.

Perhaps you haven't paid much attention. I've seen it on store shelves for
at least two years now. I have no idea about the price; I've never bought
any and am not likely to, even though I'm not rabidly against canned soups.
I'm not really sure what you expected; too much salt is a given in canned
soups of that nature.

Jill

On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:45:13 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>While I can't find any links *to* it, I found references to a Campbell
>Soup Museum in Camden, NJ.


It may not be built yet, Blinky.
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sf wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:45:13 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
>>While I can't find any links *to* it, I found references to a Campbell
>>Soup Museum in Camden, NJ.
>
>
> It may not be built yet, Blinky.
> http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...l?ana=from_rss


From a 1995 New York Times article (which may or may not be accessible
without a login) listing "FORTY-FIVE things to love about New Jersey":

<q>

40. The very existence of a Campbell Soup Museum in Camden, and visitors'
discovery that there is a soup tureen collection with faience bowls.

</q>

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...pagewanted=all

= http://tinyurl.com/5q75qt

So at least there *has* already been one; I can't say if it's still there.


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On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:51:54 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>So at least there *has* already been one; I can't say if it's still there.

We also know there will be another one. Maybe they're betwixt and
between at the moment.


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sf wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:51:54 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
>>So at least there *has* already been one; I can't say if it's still there.
>
> We also know there will be another one. Maybe they're betwixt and
> between at the moment.

How do we know there will be another one? (We don't even know, from
what's been shown here, that the old one isn't still around.)


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"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
>I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
> probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
> when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
>
> Whoa! That's interesting! I'll bet it's terrible with
> tiny wontons that are mostly dough. But I should try that,
> just to see how Campbell's would make it.
>
> But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can! And this
> wasn't some giant can -- it was the normal Campbell's soup
> size can!
>
> What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
> would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
> But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
> Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
> by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
> $3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.
>
> I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
> I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
> after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
> a Campbell's soup museu

Cambell's won ton has been around for many years, at least in this area. I
think they market their soups regionally. Anyone out there getting Pepper
Pot soup or are we the lucky ones? :-\
AFAIK, the soup tureen museum is in the Campbell's building (which is a
quite lovely art-deco style building), but it doesn't have any Campbell's
memoriabilia - it's really just tureens. They used to sponsor programs on
the now-defunct Phila. classical music station.

"dejablues" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
>> probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
>> when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
>>
>> Whoa! That's interesting! I'll bet it's terrible with
>> tiny wontons that are mostly dough. But I should try that,
>> just to see how Campbell's would make it.
>>
>> But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can! And this
>> wasn't some giant can -- it was the normal Campbell's soup
>> size can!
>>
>> What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
>> brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
>> would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
>> But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
>> Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
>> by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
>> $3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.
>>
>> I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
>> I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
>> after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
>> a Campbell's soup museu
>
> Cambell's won ton has been around for many years, at least in this area. I
> think they market their soups regionally. Anyone out there getting Pepper
> Pot soup or are we the lucky ones? :-\
> AFAIK, the soup tureen museum is in the Campbell's building (which is a
> quite lovely art-deco style building), but it doesn't have any Campbell's
> memoriabilia - it's really just tureens. They used to sponsor programs on
> the now-defunct Phila. classical music station.

Wiki says the tureens have been donated to the Winterthur Museum, which is
definitely worth the trip!
>
>

jmcquown wrote:
> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>> Well, I did it. I bought the soup.
>>
>> This is a product which will not long survive.
>> It's exactly as wretched as you'd expect a
>> Campbell's Chicken Won Ton condensed soup
>> to be, and certainly not worth $3.19, except
>> to satisfy my curiousity.
>
> Perhaps you haven't paid much attention. I've seen it on store
> shelves for at least two years now.

Are we talking about the familiar canned soup line
from childhood? Because I've seen Campbell's wonton soup
for years and years. Never bought it.

nancy

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
> They come up quite a bit since the tomato soup. Some of the new ones are
> fairly good as canned soup goes.


When Jim was sick with something or other a few months ago, he got an
unusual craving for canned tomato soup. I offered him a home made
version, but he wanted supermarket soup. (You know the way it is when
you're sick. You get strange cravings for something you had as a
child.) We don't normally buy canned soup, so I was unfamiliar with
that shelf in the store. I discovered what the original poster
discovered. I was expecting to see a whole bunch of Campbell soup cans,
find the tomato, and make my purchase. (My memory must have been frozen
30 years ago.)


Instead, there were all different brands and packages (and prices!). I
ended up buying three. One was in a box. One was in a plastic tub.
One was a can. One had cream. One was some sort of gourmet tomato
something with a pretty picture of herbs. One was Campbell's. I
figured he could average my selections and get what he wanted.


--Lia

Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
> probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
> when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
>
> Whoa! That's interesting! I'll bet it's terrible with
> tiny wontons that are mostly dough. But I should try that,
> just to see how Campbell's would make it.
>
> But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can! And this
> wasn't some giant can -- it was the normal Campbell's soup
> size can!
>
> What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
> would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
> But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
> Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
> by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
> $3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.
>
> I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
> I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
> after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
> a Campbell's soup museum.

While I do stock a selection of the Campbell's soups, I'm a bit ticked
at them. There are a number of varieties that are regional for no
apparent reason, a couple that I like and have to get shipped in from
other areas. There seems to be no good listing of all the varieties on
their site, and when I emailled them about it, the SOBs never responded.

Julia Altshuler wrote:
> When Jim was sick with something or other a few months ago, he got an
> unusual craving for canned tomato soup. I offered him a home made
> version, but he wanted supermarket soup. (You know the way it is when
> you're sick. You get strange cravings for something you had as a
> child.) We don't normally buy canned soup, so I was unfamiliar with
> that shelf in the store. I discovered what the original poster
> discovered. I was expecting to see a whole bunch of Campbell soup cans,
> find the tomato, and make my purchase. (My memory must have been frozen
> 30 years ago.)
>
> Instead, there were all different brands and packages (and prices!). I
> ended up buying three. One was in a box. One was in a plastic tub. One
> was a can. One had cream. One was some sort of gourmet tomato
> something with a pretty picture of herbs. One was Campbell's. I
> figured he could average my selections and get what he wanted.
>
> --Lia
>

If he ever decides the Campbell's doesn't live up to his
expectations, try getting Amy's Chunky Tomato Bisque.

A few years ago, I bought a number of Campbell's Soups--?Chunky
Soups?, I don't remember. There was some underlying flavor I
didn't like. A lot of them seemed kind-of the same.... And the
pieces of meat had a very unappealing texture.

--
Jean B.

Mark Thorson wrote:
> I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
> probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
> when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
>
> Whoa! That's interesting! I'll bet it's terrible with
> tiny wontons that are mostly dough. But I should try that,
> just to see how Campbell's would make it.
>
> But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can! And this
> wasn't some giant can -- it was the normal Campbell's soup
> size can!
>
> What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
> would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
> But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
> Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
> by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
> $3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.
>
> I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
> I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
> after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
> a Campbell's soup museum.

I've been eating Campbell's wonton soup since I was a little kid. It's how
I first discovered wonton soup, actually. I haven't bought it in years, (I
usually make my own), so I haven't checked the price. IIRC, it was
basically chicken noodle soup broth (sans noodles, of course) and chicken
filled wontons. Not bad when you have a cold.

kili

jmcquown wrote:
> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>> Well, I did it. I bought the soup.
>>
>> This is a product which will not long survive.
>> It's exactly as wretched as you'd expect a
>> Campbell's Chicken Won Ton condensed soup
>> to be, and certainly not worth $3.19, except
>> to satisfy my curiousity.
>
> Perhaps you haven't paid much attention. I've seen it on store
> shelves for at least two years now. I have no idea about the price;
> I've never bought any and am not likely to, even though I'm not
> rabidly against canned soups. I'm not really sure what you expected;
> too much salt is a given in canned soups of that nature.
>
> Jill

It's been on the shelves for at least 25 years, honestly. It's just chicken
broth with chicken stuffed dough balls. Think of chicken noodle soup with
the noodles wrapped around the chicken and it's their Wonton soup.

kili

Nancy Young wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>>> Well, I did it. I bought the soup.
>>>
>>> This is a product which will not long survive.
>>> It's exactly as wretched as you'd expect a
>>> Campbell's Chicken Won Ton condensed soup
>>> to be, and certainly not worth $3.19, except
>>> to satisfy my curiousity.
>>
>> Perhaps you haven't paid much attention. I've seen it on store
>> shelves for at least two years now.
>
> Are we talking about the familiar canned soup line
> from childhood? Because I've seen Campbell's wonton soup
> for years and years. Never bought it.
>
> nancy

It has been on the shelves for years and years. Unless they've upped it and
made it "Select" or something. But from the OP's response after it was
purchased, it sounds like the same stuff I had as a kid.

kili

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>> When Jim was sick with something or other a few months ago, he got an
>> unusual craving for canned tomato soup. I offered him a home made
>> version, but he wanted supermarket soup. (You know the way it is when
>> you're sick. You get strange cravings for something you had as a child.)
>> We don't normally buy canned soup, so I was unfamiliar with that shelf in
>> the store. I discovered what the original poster discovered. I was
>> expecting to see a whole bunch of Campbell soup cans, find the tomato,
>> and make my purchase. (My memory must have been frozen 30 years ago.)
>>
>> Instead, there were all different brands and packages (and prices!). I
>> ended up buying three. One was in a box. One was in a plastic tub. One
>> was a can. One had cream. One was some sort of gourmet tomato something
>> with a pretty picture of herbs. One was Campbell's. I figured he could
>> average my selections and get what he wanted.
>> --Lia
>>
>
> If he ever decides the Campbell's doesn't live up to his expectations, try
> getting Amy's Chunky Tomato Bisque.
>
> A few years ago, I bought a number of Campbell's Soups--?Chunky Soups?, I
> don't remember. There was some underlying flavor I didn't like. A lot of
> them seemed kind-of the same.... And the pieces of meat had a very
> unappealing texture.
>
> --
> Jean B.


It's that 'canned' taste. My mother always used to say you could tell
canned soup by the way the 'can' tastes in it.
-ginny

kilikini wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> Are we talking about the familiar canned soup line
>> from childhood? Because I've seen Campbell's wonton soup
>> for years and years. Never bought it.

> It has been on the shelves for years and years.

Thanks, I was hoping it's not something I dreamed up. It's
been years since I've seen it.

> Unless they've upped
> it and made it "Select" or something. But from the OP's response
> after it was purchased, it sounds like the same stuff I had as a kid.

Thing about wonton soup, it's easy enough to buy a quart of it
from the chinese take out place if you want some. You don't even
have to add water or heat it up.

Now, if you don't live near a chinese food place, that's different.
Of course.

nancy

On 2008-07-08, Mark Thorson > wrote:

> What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> brand?

Since they changed the label.

nb

On 2008-07-08, Virginia Tadrzynski > wrote:

> It's that 'canned' taste. My mother always used to say you could tell
> canned soup by the way the 'can' tastes in it.

Your mom must have been sensative to metals. Are you? I can't drink
anything out of a metal glass/cup. My brewing mentor has a set of SS
espresso cups he's so proud of. I hate 'em and will not drink from them.
But, canned foods don't bother me. Today's cans are lined to prevent metal
tainting.

About the only canned soups worth a damn, anymore, are the Wolfgang Puck
line. Surprisingly tasty without that caregeenan slime texture.

nb

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Thing about wonton soup, it's easy enough to buy a quart of it
> from the chinese take out place if you want some. You don't even
> have to add water or heat it up.
>
> Now, if you don't live near a chinese food place, that's different.
> Of course.
>
> nancy

It's easy enough to make, too, as long as you have chicken stock. I usually
make my soup with all kinds of veggies - like a War Wonton Soup. The
wontons themselves I fill with minced pork, ginger, garlic & onion.

Here's a pic of a bowl of one of my batches:
http://i37.tinypic.com/66w0m9.jpg

There's one Mongolian BBQ place around here that sells wonton soup, but it's
basically chicken grease that you drop wontons into that have been soaking
in more grease - not very appetizing. Then we have Fung Garden (I call Funk
Garbage) that has greasy egg drop soup and greasy hot & sour soup. Funk
Garbage is all fried things; they don't even have a single green thing on
the buffet. They've got donuts, onion rings, teeny egg rolls, rangoons,
fried rice, fried shrimp, orange chicken, and fried pork pieces that you put
that red sweet & sour sauce on, french fries and pizza - no less. Granted,
it's only $4.99 for the buffet, but you'd have to pay me to try it again.
Oh, and there's something weird about cats hanging out at the back of a
filthy door of a Chinese restaurant - or is that just me????

kili

kilikini wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
>> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>>> Well, I did it. I bought the soup.
>>>
>>> This is a product which will not long survive.
>>> It's exactly as wretched as you'd expect a
>>> Campbell's Chicken Won Ton condensed soup
>>> to be, and certainly not worth $3.19, except
>>> to satisfy my curiousity.
>>
>> Perhaps you haven't paid much attention. I've seen it on store
>> shelves for at least two years now. I have no idea about the price;
>> I've never bought any and am not likely to, even though I'm not
>> rabidly against canned soups. I'm not really sure what you expected;
>> too much salt is a given in canned soups of that nature.
>>
>> Jill
>
> It's been on the shelves for at least 25 years, honestly. It's just chicken
> broth with chicken stuffed dough balls. Think of chicken noodle soup with
> the noodles wrapped around the chicken and it's their Wonton soup.

Chicken noodle soup, but easier to eat.[1] I don't mind that. Except
it's not worth three bucks.

[1] I don't usually do spaghetti, because of its length, but if I do, I
break it in thirds lengthwise. Generally, I do more easily manipulatable
pastas.


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kilikini wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> Thing about wonton soup, it's easy enough to buy a quart of it
>> from the chinese take out place if you want some. You don't even
>> have to add water or heat it up.
>>
>> Now, if you don't live near a chinese food place, that's different.
>> Of course.
>>
>> nancy
>
> It's easy enough to make, too, as long as you have chicken stock. I usually
> make my soup with all kinds of veggies - like a War Wonton Soup. The
> wontons themselves I fill with minced pork, ginger, garlic & onion.

Mmmmmmm....war wonton soup! Of course, the politically correct crowd
probably calls it peace wonton soup or fuzzy bunny wonton soup.


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"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
>I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
> probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
> when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
>
> Whoa! That's interesting! I'll bet it's terrible with
> tiny wontons that are mostly dough. But I should try that,
> just to see how Campbell's would make it.
>
> But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can! And this
> wasn't some giant can -- it was the normal Campbell's soup
> size can!
>
> What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
> would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
> But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
> Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
> by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
> $3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.
>
> I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
> I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
> after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
> a Campbell's soup museum.


http://www.hometownfavorites.com/searchprods.asp

little cheaper here.

On Jul 7, 7:41*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
> probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
> when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
> ....
> But then I noticed the price! *$3.19 for one can! *
> ....
> What happened? *Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> brand? * ....
> I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. ...

I turned into the soup aisle today (7/8) as a result of this post and
looked at the display. It's much much bigger than I remember seeing
before, but it's been quite a while since I looked. More brands, more
types, and definitely higher prices. Then I looked at ingredients and
saw just as much salt and sugar or HFCS as there used to be. Some of
the stuff called "organic" had lower salt, but not all. Then I
remembered I have some chicken stock left from the last batch I made,
shrugged, and moved on.

Google Groups is running a day behind on showing posts. Curious to
see how long it takes for them to put this up. It's 5:14 PDT, 7/8,
now, and no other replies to this post are showing. -aem

In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
> probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
> when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
>
> Whoa! That's interesting! I'll bet it's terrible with
> tiny wontons that are mostly dough. But I should try that,
> just to see how Campbell's would make it.
>
> But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can! And this
> wasn't some giant can -- it was the normal Campbell's soup
> size can!
>
> What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
> would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
> But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
> Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
> by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
> $3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.
>
> I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
> I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
> after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
> a Campbell's soup museum.

Campbell's had had canned wonton soup on its lineup for at least the
past 15 years. I tried it two or three times. The wontons were a few
small dumplings made of thick dough with a slightly salty filling. The
broth tasted ok, but the product is not among Campbell's better ones. I
have no idea how much Campbell's wonton soup costs vs. their other
canned soups. Considering that its been on Campbell's lineup for well
over a decade, I doubt its anything special and certainly not a
collector's item.

In article . net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> > I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
> > probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
> > when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
> >
> > Whoa! That's interesting! I'll bet it's terrible with
> > tiny wontons that are mostly dough. But I should try that,
> > just to see how Campbell's would make it.
> >
> > But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can! And this
> > wasn't some giant can -- it was the normal Campbell's soup
> > size can!
> >
> > What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> > brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
> > would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
> > But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
> > Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
> > by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
> > $3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.
> >
> > I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
> > I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
> > after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
> > a Campbell's soup museum.-
>
> While I can't find any links *to* it, I found references to a Campbell
> Soup Museum in Camden, NJ.

I live about two miles from Campbell's World Headquarters and I never
heard about a museum there. I drive by that place several times a year.
I just checked http://www.campbells.com and they say nothing about a
museum. Perhaps they used to have a museum, but I don't see anything
about it now.

In article >, sf wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:45:13 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
> >While I can't find any links *to* it, I found references to a Campbell
> >Soup Museum in Camden, NJ.
>
>
> It may not be built yet, Blinky.
> http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...28.html?ana=fr
> om_rss

Where does that article say anything about plans for Campbell's to build
a museum?

aem wrote:

On Jul 7, 7:41 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
> probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
> when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
> ....
> But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can!
> ....
> What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
> brand? ....
> I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. ...

I turned into the soup aisle today (7/8) as a result of this post and
looked at the display. It's much much bigger than I remember seeing
before, but it's been quite a while since I looked. More brands, more
types, and definitely higher prices. Then I looked at ingredients and
saw just as much salt and sugar or HFCS as there used to be. Some of
the stuff called "organic" had lower salt, but not all. Then I
remembered I have some chicken stock left from the last batch I made,
shrugged, and moved on.
----------------

GM:

I hardly ever eat canned soups anymore, in cooler weather I make a big
crockpot of ho' - made soup every week and have a lot stocked in the
freezer. Just so much better...

Heck, for a little bit more than $3.19 I can make a big pot of decent
soup...

I'll buy Progresso when it's really cheap on sale to have in the pantry if
I'm desperate, and I use Campbell's tomato in my home - made salad dressing
if I want a tomato - tasting dressing. Recently gave my mom a bunch of
Progresso that I had stocked over from this past winter...

I have like five cans of Campbell's mushroom soup, I can't imagine using it
since I now make my own, that canned stuff is just so "blech". And if you
really want "blech" try Wolfgang Puck's canned soups, those are so terrible
I can't believe they are still on the market...


--
Best
Greg

Stan Horwitz wrote:

> In article . net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> Mark Thorson wrote:
>>
>> > I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
>> > probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
>> > when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.
>> >
>> > Whoa! That's interesting! I'll bet it's terrible with
>> > tiny wontons that are mostly dough. But I should try that,
>> > just to see how Campbell's would make it.
>> >
>> > But then I noticed the price! $3.19 for one can! And this
>> > wasn't some giant can -- it was the normal Campbell's soup
>> > size can!
>> >
>> > What happened? Since when is Campbell's soup a premium
>> > brand? I grudgingly accept that inflation over the years
>> > would push the price of Campbell's soup over a dollar.
>> > But $3.19? Where do they come up with a price like that?
>> > Are the wontons filled with French truffles and hand-folded
>> > by Chinese virgins? How can they expect the public to pay
>> > $3.19 for a can of Campbell's soup, no matter what's inside.
>> >
>> > I'm tempted to buy one just for the bragging rights. Maybe
>> > I'll buy one and keep it unopened, then sell it on eBay
>> > after the product is discontinued. Or somebody opens up
>> > a Campbell's soup museum.-
>>
>> While I can't find any links *to* it, I found references to a Campbell
>> Soup Museum in Camden, NJ.
>
> I live about two miles from Campbell's World Headquarters and I never
> heard about a museum there. I drive by that place several times a year.
> I just checked http://www.campbells.com and they say nothing about a
> museum. Perhaps they used to have a museum, but I don't see anything
> about it now.

Thanks, Stan. Yes, the links were rather past their fresh dates, but it
was worth a shot.

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Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> It's that 'canned' taste. My mother always used to say you could tell
> canned soup by the way the 'can' tastes in it.
> -ginny
>
>
Maybe so. But it seems less obvious in the Amy's soups and some
other brands.

--
Jean B.

Mark Thorson wrote:
> I was looking at the Campbell's soup section the other day,
> probably not having bought a can in at least a couple years,
> when I noticed a new flavor -- Won Ton Soup.

Campbell's Won Ton Soup has been around for years. Not all stores carry
it though. At least not in my area (SW US--specifically Nevada/Arizona)

Nancy Young > wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
> > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > > Are we talking about the familiar canned soup line
> > > from childhood? Because I've seen Campbell's wonton soup
> > > for years and years. Never bought it.
>
> > It has been on the shelves for years and years.
>
> Thanks, I was hoping it's not something I dreamed up. It's
> been years since I've seen it.
>
> > Unless they've upped
> > it and made it "Select" or something. But from the OP's response
> > after it was purchased, it sounds like the same stuff I had as a
> > kid.
>
> Thing about wonton soup, it's easy enough to buy a quart of it
> from the chinese take out place if you want some. You don't even
> have to add water or heat it up.
>
> Now, if you don't live near a chinese food place, that's different.
> Of course.
>
> nancy

I saw it on the shelf when I went to the grocery store Monday. It's plain
ol' Campbell's (just add water) condensed soup. I didn't check the price
but I doubt it was $3+ per can.

Good point about the Chinese places

Jill