Comments on: On an Early Autumn Weekend

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:05 +0000

Hot Shot is a blend of black and red pepper, so you could just add them separately (to taste)!

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:06:58 +0000

I have scoured our stores and cannot find Hot Shot anywhere – what can I use for a substitute?

By: Lenetta @ Nettacow

Lenetta @ Nettacow — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:16:17 +0000

I *really* love the concept of this mix, though I have read some not-so-good things about dried milk powder. I doubt it’s much worse than all the stuff in canned soups, though! :>) I linked to this in my weekly roundup, the post is under my name.

I also enjoyed reading about your animals!

Thanks!

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:49:09 +0000

I love reading about your farm and all your critters. Thank you for sharing with all of us. I miss Pepsi, too.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:47:26 +0000

You can make mushroom soup from the mix very easily. Keep some cans or jars of mushrooms around. When you want mushroom soup, drain the juice off the container of mushrooms. Reserve the liquid. Chop the mushrooms up to the size you want. To the reserved liquid add enough water to make 1 1/4 cups of liquid. Proceed as you normally would. Add the mushrooms and heat until all is hot and bubbly.

Yes, you can use broth or stock in place of water and bouillon. Less salt and chemicals. You can also use milk for the water.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:24:13 +0000

The purple flowers are called asters, or sometimes September flowers. I love them too!

By: monica

monica — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:08:57 +0000

Somehow you can get even the blossoms on weeds to look pretty.

I will be making up a batch of this soup for a quick evening meal when it is super cold. I think it could be an excellent start for broccoli & cheddar soup.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:42:52 +0000

Yes, that’s what I’d think you’d have to do, use crushed dried vegetables. I have a lot of dried squash and I was thinking of making up a vegetable mix crushing some of my dried squash. You can also buy vegetable soup granules and use that in place of the chicken or beef bouillon granules.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:41:08 +0000

Yes, the 1 1/4 cups water makes it as it comes in the can, condensed. You can use it just like that in recipes where you’d use condensed soup. If you want to go on and make it as soup itself, you’d add about a cup of water or milk (as with the recipe for canned condensed soup–you add a soup can-ful of water or milk to make it into ready-to-eat soup).

By: .Nancy in Iowa

.Nancy in Iowa — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:21:46 +0000

Thank you, Suzanne – at last a long-range food thingy that even I could try! I don’t can, cook in quantity, but I do love to make soup, chili and stew in the winter in large batches that I can freeze. Now I can’t wait to get some jars and mix up my own condensed soup mixes!!! And what would you use for a mushroom base? lay out fresh mushrooms to dry them, then crush?