John Lithgow (Third Rock from the Sun) is doing a commercial for a new
line of Campbell's Select (I think) line of soups. "Just like you get
in a restaurant." Saints preserve us! That's how those pressure
chicken fryers were marketed - you could make chicken at home just like
you got at KFC. Light a candle.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 10-20-05 with a note from Niece Jo.

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> John Lithgow (Third Rock from the Sun) is doing a commercial for a new
> line of Campbell's Select (I think) line of soups. "Just like you get
> in a restaurant." Saints preserve us! That's how those pressure
> chicken fryers were marketed - you could make chicken at home just like
> you got at KFC. Light a candle.


I just saw an ad for that stuff in the paper. Yes, you're right, the name
is Campbell's Select. The package (was it one of those aseptic boxes?) in
the picture was Butternut Squash Soup. Might not be bad soup (Trader Joe's
in the box isn't bad), but eh, just like in a restaurant? Right...what
restaurant?

chris

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:25:03 GMT, Back to Chris wrote:

> Might not be bad soup (Trader Joe's
> in the box isn't bad), but eh, just like in a restaurant? Right...what
> restaurant?

Believe it or not, some restaurants make better food than I do and
that's why I don't mind paying $$ to eat out.

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:25:03 GMT, Back to Chris wrote:
>
>> Might not be bad soup (Trader Joe's
>> in the box isn't bad), but eh, just like in a restaurant?
>> Right...what restaurant?
>
> Believe it or not, some restaurants make better food than I do and
> that's why I don't mind paying $$ to eat out.
>
>

I've never seen butternut squash soup in a can... have thought seriously
about marketing mine

Jill

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:25:03 GMT, Back to Chris wrote:
>
> > Might not be bad soup (Trader Joe's
> > in the box isn't bad), but eh, just like in a restaurant? Right...what
> > restaurant?
>
> Believe it or not, some restaurants make better food than I do and
> that's why I don't mind paying $$ to eat out.
>
>

Yeah. <sigh>
I have that experience with chinese...

Still experimenting to get "that" flavor with fried chicken.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:25:03 GMT, Back to Chris wrote:
> >
> >> Might not be bad soup (Trader Joe's
> >> in the box isn't bad), but eh, just like in a restaurant?
> >> Right...what restaurant?
> >
> > Believe it or not, some restaurants make better food than I do and
> > that's why I don't mind paying $$ to eat out.
> >
> >
>
> I've never seen butternut squash soup in a can... have thought seriously
> about marketing mine
>
> Jill

Go for it!
But remember that most consumers are philistines......
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> John Lithgow (Third Rock from the Sun) is doing a commercial for a new
> line of Campbell's Select (I think) line of soups. "Just like you get
> in a restaurant." Saints preserve us! That's how those pressure
> chicken fryers were marketed - you could make chicken at home just like
> you got at KFC. Light a candle.

Haven't seen that one but they were running a similar spin commercial
for a while. They showed a well stocked produce section and some people
carefully choosing the produce and proclaimed "these are foodies and
they know good food...thats why they have Campbells select something or
other soup on their shelves at home..." then the scene would change to
the home kitchen showing the selection on a wire shelf.

jmcquown wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:25:03 GMT, Back to Chris wrote:
>>>
>>>> Might not be bad soup (Trader Joe's
>>>> in the box isn't bad), but eh, just like in a restaurant?
>>>> Right...what restaurant?
>>>
>>> Believe it or not, some restaurants make better food than I do and
>>> that's why I don't mind paying $$ to eat out.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I've never seen butternut squash soup in a can... have thought
>> seriously about marketing mine
>>
>> Jill

I just saw some yesterday. The first thing I thought when I saw it was
about the recent threads about your soup.

Debbie

"The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and
stupidity." Harlan Ellison

In article >,
"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:

> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> John Lithgow (Third Rock from the Sun) is doing a commercial for a new
> >> line of Campbell's Select (I think) line of soups. "Just like you get in
> >> a restaurant." Saints preserve us!
>
> But it is TRUE. Many restaurants use commercial soups so it would be the
> same as Campbell's at home. Only difference is the can size.

Oh, I know, Ed. I helped a friend work a trade show for the
restaurant/food service trade. What an eye opener! There's a place in
town here that makes something 40-80 soups for the trade. They're
delivered in 2-gallon plastic bags, right ready for heating and serving.
My heart was broken at the show when I came upon the pre-formed
hamburger patties with the irregular shape -- each exactly like the
other. Preformed in a less-than-perfectly-round shape so as to appear
that they were hand-formed from fresh meat. I haven't yet gotten over
it, :-0)
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 10-20-05 with a note from Niece Jo.

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> John Lithgow (Third Rock from the Sun) is doing a commercial for a new
>> line of Campbell's Select (I think) line of soups. "Just like you get in
>> a restaurant." Saints preserve us!

But it is TRUE. Many restaurants use commercial soups so it would be the
same as Campbell's at home. Only difference is the can size.

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 01:50:06 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> > I've never seen butternut squash soup in a can... have thought seriously
> > about marketing mine
> >
> > Jill
>
> Go for it!
> But remember that most consumers are philistines......

I think her soup should go on the frozen food isle.

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:20:08 -0500, George wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > John Lithgow (Third Rock from the Sun) is doing a commercial for a new
> > line of Campbell's Select (I think) line of soups. "Just like you get
> > in a restaurant." Saints preserve us! That's how those pressure
> > chicken fryers were marketed - you could make chicken at home just like
> > you got at KFC. Light a candle.
>
> Haven't seen that one but they were running a similar spin commercial
> for a while. They showed a well stocked produce section and some people
> carefully choosing the produce and proclaimed "these are foodies and
> they know good food...thats why they have Campbells select something or
> other soup on their shelves at home..." then the scene would change to
> the home kitchen showing the selection on a wire shelf.

Is that a national commercial? I'm finally realizing that I don't
watch much commercial TV anymore... History, HGTV (my current
addiction), FoodTV, Discovery Channel, PBS. That's about it.

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 01:50:06 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> >
>> > I've never seen butternut squash soup in a can... have thought
>> seriously > about marketing mine
>> >
>> > Jill
>>
>> Go for it!
>> But remember that most consumers are philistines......
>
> I think her soup should go on the frozen food isle.

Indeed... it should be marketed in plastic freezer bags in frozen foods, in
2-4 person sizes.

Jill

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 10:12:45 -0600, jmcquown wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 01:50:06 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >
> >> In article >,
> >> "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I've never seen butternut squash soup in a can... have thought
> >> seriously > about marketing mine
> >> >
> >> > Jill
> >>
> >> Go for it!
> >> But remember that most consumers are philistines......
> >
> > I think her soup should go on the frozen food isle.
>
> Indeed... it should be marketed in plastic freezer bags in frozen foods, in
> 2-4 person sizes.
>
That's perfect, Jill.... now get out there and make your first
million!

coach sf

"sf" > wrote

> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 10:12:45 -0600, jmcquown wrote:

>> >> > I've never seen butternut squash soup in a can... have thought
>> >> seriously > about marketing mine

> That's perfect, Jill.... now get out there and make your first
> million!

Make your soups in buckets for sale to restaurants. You'll have to
be certified first, which means clean your kitchen. Okay, you don't
make it in buckets, but you package them. What other kinds of
soup, I vote Hungarian cabbage. Just kidding.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message

> You'll have to
> be certified first, which means clean your kitchen.

Means much more than that. Most home kitchens would never qualify.

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
. ..
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>
>> You'll have to
>> be certified first, which means clean your kitchen.
>
> Means much more than that.

Yeah, I know, I was busting her chops. (smile)

> Most home kitchens would never qualify.

I just caught a little bit about Paula Deen starting her
Bag Lady business at home, I wondered what she had to
do besides keep foods at the correct temperature. She
had no money, I know she only had a home kitchen.

Any ideas what other type things would be needed to
qualify, just in general, I know laws vary from here to there.
Just curiosity.

nancy

I *DO* believe you. nyone who doesn't should go back and re-read all
of your posts.
Yes, it is sad that restaurants make better food than you do, isn't
it?


"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:25:03 GMT, Back to Chris wrote:
>
>> Might not be bad soup (Trader Joe's
>> in the box isn't bad), but eh, just like in a restaurant?
>> Right...what
>> restaurant?
>
> Believe it or not, some restaurants make better food than I do and
> that's why I don't mind paying $$ to eat out.
>
>

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 07:52:45 -0800, sf >
wrote:

>On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:20:08 -0500, George wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> > John Lithgow (Third Rock from the Sun) is doing a commercial for a new
>> > line of Campbell's Select (I think) line of soups. "Just like you get
>> > in a restaurant." Saints preserve us! That's how those pressure
>> > chicken fryers were marketed - you could make chicken at home just like
>> > you got at KFC. Light a candle.
>>
>> Haven't seen that one but they were running a similar spin commercial
>> for a while. They showed a well stocked produce section and some people
>> carefully choosing the produce and proclaimed "these are foodies and
>> they know good food...thats why they have Campbells select something or
>> other soup on their shelves at home..." then the scene would change to
>> the home kitchen showing the selection on a wire shelf.
>
>Is that a national commercial? I'm finally realizing that I don't
>watch much commercial TV anymore... History, HGTV (my current
>addiction), FoodTV, Discovery Channel, PBS. That's about it.


It was in today's Parade Magazine.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> John Lithgow (Third Rock from the Sun) is doing a commercial for a new
> line of Campbell's Select (I think) line of soups. "Just like you get
> in a restaurant." Saints preserve us! That's how those pressure
> chicken fryers were marketed - you could make chicken at home just like
> you got at KFC. Light a candle




I bought some. It comes in a box and is about two servings. I bought tomato.
It is pretty good. I thought it was too sweet but maybe it's just me. I
still like the canned tomato soup but it isn't as good as it use to be.
..

Nancy Young wrote:
> "sf" > wrote
>
>> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 10:12:45 -0600, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> >> > I've never seen butternut squash soup in a can... have
>>> thought >> seriously > about marketing mine
>
>> That's perfect, Jill.... now get out there and make your first
>> million!
>
> Make your soups in buckets for sale to restaurants. You'll have to
> be certified first, which means clean your kitchen. Okay, you don't
> make it in buckets, but you package them. What other kinds of
> soup, I vote Hungarian cabbage. Just kidding.
>
> nancy

We're talking boil-in bags here... yee haa!

Jill

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message

> I just caught a little bit about Paula Deen starting her
> Bag Lady business at home, I wondered what she had to
> do besides keep foods at the correct temperature. She
> had no money, I know she only had a home kitchen.
>
> Any ideas what other type things would be needed to
> qualify, just in general, I know laws vary from here to there.
> Just curiosity.

Most require the counters, walls and floors be of a material that is easily
sanitized, such as ceramic tile and stainless steel. Knife handles have to
be a material that can be sterilized, same with cutting boards. Dishwashing
has to be at a certain temperature.

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> I just caught a little bit about Paula Deen starting her
> Bag Lady business at home, I wondered what she had to
> do besides keep foods at the correct temperature. She
> had no money, I know she only had a home kitchen.
>
> Any ideas what other type things would be needed to
> qualify, just in general, I know laws vary from here to there.
> Just curiosity.
>
> nancy
>

Why you would just get some of that crappy 20/$1 ramen and add onion
soup mix and put it in a bucket.

But seriously the requirements for that used to be reasonable in PA.
When driving around you would always find the mon & pop operations
selling spreads, relishes, honey and similar items. You had to have a
dedicated production area made from certain materials constructed so it
could be washed down and kept sanitary. Then the state imposed much
stricter requirements (to protect us) which basically require a factory
and industrial class equipment and controls. My buddys friend is a
retired food chemist and he spent a small fortune setting up a small
bottling plant to manufacture relishes and spreads.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:25:03 GMT, Back to Chris wrote:
>>
>>> Might not be bad soup (Trader Joe's
>>> in the box isn't bad), but eh, just like in a restaurant?
>>> Right...what restaurant?
>>
>> Believe it or not, some restaurants make better food than I do and
>> that's why I don't mind paying $$ to eat out.
>>
>>
>
> I've never seen butternut squash soup in a can... have thought seriously
> about marketing mine
>
> Jill

Just an FYI
I saw this in the store yesterday, it's in a box.

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Indeed... it should be marketed in plastic freezer bags in frozen foods, in
> 2-4 person sizes.

Serious question: Why stop at four person servings?

This is a huge frustration of mine. Recipes used to make enough for
six, sometimes eight, now you get three to four servings for standard
recipes. On those occasions where instant food would gratify us, we
have to get two packages to feed the family for one meal, and therefore
usually pass them by. I would think that those two to four person
families would like having something left over after a meal, to use for
lunch or something like that, and that extra amount would cause families
with a greater number of people in them to look more seriously at the
product.

Regards,
Ranee

Remove do not & spam to e-mail me.

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

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Ranee Mueller wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
> > Indeed... it should be marketed in plastic freezer bags in frozen foods, in
> > 2-4 person sizes.
>
> Serious question: Why stop at four person servings?
>
> This is a huge frustration of mine. Recipes used to make enough for
> six, sometimes eight, now you get three to four servings for standard
> recipes. On those occasions where instant food would gratify us, we
> have to get two packages to feed the family for one meal, and therefore
> usually pass them by. I would think that those two to four person
> families would like having something left over after a meal, to use for
> lunch or something like that, and that extra amount would cause families
> with a greater number of people in them to look more seriously at the
> product.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>
I am sure the reason for the downsizing is twofold: the most
important, of course, is cost - manufacturers can provide a meal for
2-4 people and sell it at the same price they used to sell one for 4-6
people. The second reason is that families are smaller these days than
they used to be, notwithstanding some families which have 16 kids.

It wouldn't hurt any of us to share a meal for 4, with a total of 6
people instead - servings now are just way too big, and this is true in
all venues where food is sold and served.

N.

Nancy1 wrote:
> It wouldn't hurt any of us to share a meal for 4, with a total of 6
> people instead - servings now are just way too big, and this is true in
> all venues where food is sold and served.
>
> N.

Perhaps but some people can just eat more than others without problem
or consequence. Some people NEED to eat more. My DH and DS fit this
category. I cannot cook enough food for leftovers, most of the time.
-L.

-L. wrote:

> Nancy1 wrote:
>
>>It wouldn't hurt any of us to share a meal for 4, with a total of 6
>>people instead - servings now are just way too big, and this is true in
>>all venues where food is sold and served.
>>
>>N.
>
>
> Perhaps but some people can just eat more than others without problem
> or consequence. Some people NEED to eat more. My DH and DS fit this
> category. I cannot cook enough food for leftovers, most of the time.
> -L.
>
One of our DSs is on a med that makes him crave carbs and he is forever
hungry regardless of how much he eats Since I make a good portion of
his meals I have to keep this in mind. Everyone is different with
respect to their food needs. DH is very tall, he eats a lot! He
probably eats somewhere around 2600 cal daily but he is quite active. I
have a very, very small appetite and don't like large meals. I eat an
average of 1100 cal daily. BTW, your DS was the spiderman wasn't he?
He's really cute! How old is he?

Ranee Mueller wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Indeed... it should be marketed in plastic freezer bags in frozen
>> foods, in 2-4 person sizes.
>
> Serious question: Why stop at four person servings?
>
In the case of the marketing suggestion for my soup (which is a whimsical
thought; it's not going to happen!) it's because I'm middle age. The
typical measurements for two will feed *me*. Serving sizes quoted on
packages for 4 will feed me and a guest.

> This is a huge frustration of mine. Recipes used to make enough
> for
> six, sometimes eight, now you get three to four servings for standard
> recipes. On those occasions where instant food would gratify us, we
> have to get two packages to feed the family for one meal, and
> therefore usually pass them by. I would think that those two to four
> person
> families would like having something left over after a meal, to use
> for lunch or something like that, and that extra amount would cause
> families with a greater number of people in them to look more
> seriously at the product.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>
I don't have children and don't have to worry about feeding anyone (using
the now-familiar packaged serving sizes) for 6+ people. But I assure you,
if should market this (again, not going to happen, just having some fun
here) I'd find a way to make "family size" servings available. How about an
8 pack of boilin' bag/microwaveable bags of soup? Quantity discount?

Jill