Thu Dec 30, 2021, 07:41 PM

Atticus (15,124 posts)

It's a soup-from-scratch and homemade bread kind of day here in "Little Egypt".

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Gray, cold but above freezing and rainy on and off.

All in all, a day for a warm cardigan and a good book.

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It's a soup-from-scratch and homemade bread kind of day here in "Little Egypt". (Original post)	Atticus	Dec 2021	OP
"Little Egypt"	Haggard Celine	Dec 2021	#1
Basically, southern Illinois----named for a "hoochy-koochy" dancer at the World's Fair	Atticus	Dec 2021	#2
We had one of those a few days ago	leftieNanner	Dec 2021	#3
That sounds great. Mrs. A made that a few weeks ago---crusty cornbread baked in a cast iron	Atticus	Dec 2021	#5
So what soup are you simmering?	Backseat Driver	Dec 2021	#4
I do cook, but Mrs. A has made turkey with 17 different vegetables soup. It has a slug of	Atticus	Dec 2021	#6
I made a killer	I_UndergroundPanther	Dec 2021	#7
We Made Homemade Soup Today, Too	ProfessorGAC	Dec 2021	#8
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING	Omaha Steve	Dec 2021	#9

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Thu Dec 30, 2021, 07:43 PM

Haggard Celine (16,451 posts)

1. "Little Egypt"

Is that like the Cairo, Illinois area?

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Response to Haggard Celine (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 30, 2021, 07:47 PM

Atticus (15,124 posts)

2. Basically, southern Illinois----named for a "hoochy-koochy" dancer at the World's Fair

in Chicago over a century ago.

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Thu Dec 30, 2021, 08:22 PM

leftieNanner (13,756 posts)

3. We had one of those a few days ago

Lentil soup with Boxing Day ham and homemade cornbread.

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Thu Dec 30, 2021, 08:28 PM

Atticus (15,124 posts)

5. That sounds great. Mrs. A made that a few weeks ago---crusty cornbread baked in a cast iron

skillet. We like the lentils with finely chopped raw onion.

"Stick to the ribs" stuff!

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Thu Dec 30, 2021, 08:25 PM

Backseat Driver (3,651 posts)

4. So what soup are you simmering?

Did you do the bread as well? By hand or warm from the bread machine and buttered up or with some apple butter--it's a simple meal I can sure get behind on chilly evenings. Our weather's chilly and damp too, so I'm looking forward to fixing some homemade Beef/Mushroom and Barley soup from scratch very soon or thaw the frozen Turkey and Wild Rice soup from the Thanksgiving repast...hmmmmm, good!

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Thu Dec 30, 2021, 08:37 PM

Atticus (15,124 posts)

6. I do cook, but Mrs. A has made turkey with 17 different vegetables soup. It has a slug of

homemade wine in it.

She makes a crusty "artisan" bread in a cast iron Dutch oven that can't be beat. And, we, too, have our own homemade apple butter.

Darn---now I'm hungry again!

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Thu Dec 30, 2021, 08:39 PM

I_UndergroundPanther (11,856 posts)

7. I made a killer

Beef stew. My fathers recipie. Its so good full of vegetables and lots of beef chunks.

Had it with a toasted slice of Dave's power seed bread. I put avocado on it along with some bacon. Dessert was
2 graham crackers with peanut butter,and 10 frozen cotton candy grapes from a couple of months ago.

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Thu Dec 30, 2021, 08:47 PM

ProfessorGAC (59,267 posts)

8. We Made Homemade Soup Today, Too

Used a small whole chicken to create stock, the shredded the meat later.
Carrots, celery, whole plum tomatoes & pearl onions.
I added sherry (during the stock seeping), then salt, white & black pepper, garam masala & a little white wine vinegar.
Amish egg noodles at the end.
Mmmmmmmm!

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Thu Dec 30, 2021, 08:56 PM

Omaha Steve (93,696 posts)

9. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING

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