Autum Soup Recipes

[Catwrangler]

A couple of these posts reference cornbread w/ soups. I grew up in SC and my girlfriend is a Hoosier, the battle in the winter is over sugar in cornbread. My background is skillet cornbread or corn sticks NO sugar! She errs on the sugar side. We went to a local seafood place and I ordered cornbread and was served what I though was pound cake it had SO much sugar in it I deemed it unfit for human consumption. She tasted it and thought it was excellent. What say members of this forum? Cornbread with soups or chili- sugar or not? Sorry for the drift, but reading the above soup and cornbread made me jump in,

 

[Rustyt1953]

Re cornbread sans sugar or with sugar...I will turn down neither.

 

[Onomea]

I made cornbread a while back from a recipe I found on the internet. While I had not made it before, it sure looked like a lot of sugar. So I used half the amount recommended. Still tasted pretty sweet to me, but I liked it. Had it with chili.

 

[SMSgt]

Re cornbread sans sugar or with sugar...I will turn down neither.

My first experience with cornbread was in the elementary school cafeteria. I think they were made from leftover cinderblock when they built the school. We used to stack them on the tables and build things. Cardboard had more flavor. It wasn't until I was about 18 when I discovered real cornbread tasted good.

 

[Krogen]

I make beef stew a few times a year. The problem is I don't have a recipe; I just chuck in whatever feels right at the time. It's always good, though. It always has beef, beef stock, tomatoes, and assorted other veg. which will vary from batch to batch. Sometimes some pasta. Sometimes some rice. Sometimes a little barley. Just whatever strikes my fancy while shopping for ingredients.

Up here, we call that Whatchagot Stew. Always tasty, always different!

 

[Krogen]

Hard to beat split pea soup. And, yes, anybody can figure it out without a recipe. In addition to ham or ham hocks, I like to add fresh sliced carrots, chopped onion, and chopped celery. Before serving, top it with some hot curry powder, tabasco, and coarse ground or fresh ground black pepper.

Onion! I forgot to list the onion! You are so right, gotta have onion. I have also added carrots as you suggest. I like to shred them, so they half dissolve. Not too many, though, they can add too much sweetness.

 

[boykinlp]

I love homemade soups in the fall and winter. I was over at a friend's house a few years ago and was served homemade vegetable soup. It was very good until I ate what I thought was a piece of potato. Potato no, parsnips yes! I wasn't a fan.
Larry

 

[jeffrefrig]

I'm getting ready to make Hungarian Mushroom soup tomorrow. Checking recipes on the net, picking up the ingredients after golf today.
If you have an old family recipe on HMS, send it my way please.

It's been 40-45 years since I've eaten a mushroom. Haven't had one since.

 

[geddylee10002000]

Thanks for the feedback. Just something about home made soups/stews at this upcoming time of year. I like chicken and dumplings, cheese soups, Whatchagot Stews, ham and bean, oyster stew, etc. I would like to try my hand at fish, seafood, etc. this fall/ winter.

 

[Rustyt1953]

When I lived in NC I was introduced to Brunswick stew (good stuff). When I would go watch the Louisville Bats play I would gorge on Burgoo.

Ruthie makes a mean gumbo.

 

[lihpster]

Comfort food for me was what my mother used to make. Cambell's tomato made with milk and grilled cheese sandwiches. It still brings back memories of good times at the table and a warm loving home. I'll have some more of that, thank you.

 

[JohnRippert]

First good front comes through down here and I will be making chili. Not homemade, as good old 3-Alarm chili mix does just fine for me. Will make sure I find some good chili meat for it.

 

[swsig]

Step 1: fill bowl.
Step 2: add milk.
Step 3: let stand for 30 minutes.
Step 4: microwave.

Brilliant! Even I could do that.

 

[geddylee10002000]

First good front comes through down here and I will be making chili. Not homemade, as good old 3-Alarm chili mix does just fine for me. Will make sure I find some good chili meat for it.

I make mine with brisket slow cooked in a crock pot.

 

[mtgianni]

Dice an onion and saute it until it just starts to turn translucient. Add 3 cloves chopped garlic and cook till the onion is clear. Add 1 1/2 quarts water and browned meat, beef or venison. Add 12-16 ounces of V8, a can of tomatoes, and bring to a boil. Add your thicker vegetables such as carrots, celery and potatoes. Peas, corn and green beans go in the last 1/2 hour. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve with good bread and butter.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Serve with good bread and butter.

Amen and amen.

 

[Chubbo]

My bean soup

Bean soup
This bean soup is exquisite in its simplicity. It’s best prepared in a cast iron kettle done slowly, over the embers of a camp fire, but can be done in any suitable container, and any appropriate source of heat. The dried beans can be any type, but I highly recommend dried baby Lima beans. The amount can be varied, just vary the fixins accordingly.
One lb. Dried baby Lima beans.
A small ham hock, or the equivalent amount of cubed ham.
A small onion, a couple cloves of garlic; Or substitute, Leeks, chives, or scallions.
Add about a gallon of water, and let the soup simmer, for a couple of hours.
Delicious side dishes to complement this soup, I.E., Corn bread, corn pone, pineapple upside down cake or peach cobbler, all baked in small cast iron Dutch ovens.
When it’s done, salt to your preference, and eat. I guarantee, it'll make your liver quiver.

Chubbo

 

[Rustyt1953]

When we have pinto beans with ham we serve it with skillet cornbread, whole green onions and hot sauce. No dessert as my float switch has triggered my shutoff valve.

 

[Chubbo]

Skinny Soup

A friend of ours had this soup often as she fought to keep her weight down. It is delicious, healthful, and does regulate your weight.

I don't have the recipe for shinny Soup at hand. Many things were misplaced during our move back to Ohio, from Florida, 20+ years ago. If I can find it, I'd like to share it.

Chubbo

 

[Chubbo]

Skinny Soup

Skinny Soup; For those that don’t believe in Devine Intervention, maybe you have an explanation for this; not an hour ago, I made my post concerning Skinny Soup. I went into the kitchen to ask my wife if she had the recipe for it, and went into the living room to wait for her to search for the recipe, when she loudly exclaimed; Wow! I opened my recipe box, and the recipe that you requested was right on top of the recipes. Are you playing a joke on Me? My answer; No! Neither of us has used that box recently.

Here is that mysterious; Skinny Soup, recipe; 1 onion chopped - 1small head of cabbage, chopped – ¾ of a can of tomato juice – 6 cans of water – 6 beef bullion cubes. Cook I hr., or until tender – Add 2 dashes of red pepper seeds, add chopped carrots, and chopped celery etc. Cook until soft then add 1 can of green beans, 1 can of yellow beans, 1 can of mixed vegetables, 1 can of diced tomatoes, (optional 1 egg), and cook until done. Enjoy it as much as we have.

Chubbo