"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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On Sat 17 May 2008 01:59:27a, Giusi told us...

"Wayne Boatwright" ha scritto nel
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On Fri 16 May 2008 08:24:09p, Sqwertz told us...

All that talk about tomato soup/bisque and grilled cheese sandwiches
gave me that urge. After looking in three grocery stores stores, I
finally found Campbell's Tomato Bisque at Fiesta Mart.

$2.79 for the standard size can!?!?!

-sw

Then I'd say Fiesta Mart was ripping their customers off. I bought
some more Tomato Bisque yesterday at Safeway and paid $1.29/can. It
was well worth the difference to me over their tomato soup slop.


--
Wayne Boatwright

I am reading this after having whipped up a pot of homamde cream of
tomato soup which cost me about euro 1.10 to make and is 6 servings or
more. I could have made tomato bisque just as easily, but I don't like
it made with skimmed milk which is all I have in the house.

It takes almost no time, is great in cold weather with canned tomatoes,
or in heat with fresh ones. And it is obviously much cheaper-- perhaps
because I don't have to put stabilizers and hfsc in it?

Heh, I don't like *any* cream of tomato soup or bisque made with skim milk.
Yuk! Well, let's just face it, I can't stand skim milk. We do have it on
hand, but I will only use it in cooking where it will be completely
undetectable.

I make my own cream of tomato soup and bisque, too, but there are times
when it just isn't practical. We don't always have tomatoes (fresh or
canned) on hand, as my SO won't eat them. I buy them when I have a
specific use for them, and it's just usually me who eats them.

Most things are better, fresher, and cheaper when they're homemade, but I
do like having a few cans of soup in the pantry for those times when I
either don't have time or ingredients, or just don't feel like making it
myself.



--
Wayne Boatwright


I'm with you, Wayne! I was at my mom's Wednesday and wanted to have some
malt-o-meal...but all she had was skim milk. I won't even put that in coffee ;-) My
daughter has always called it blue water, and my son swears they just fill the jugs
with water and add a tablespoon of milk lol.

So...care to post your tomato bisque recipe?? Pretty please??

kimberly