Peppermint Patootie > wrote:
: In article >,
: "Evelyn" > wrote:

: > Speaking of home made soup......

: I finally roasted the leg of wild boar (just free-range pig, I think) I
: had in the freezer, and we had it for family dinner Sunday. It was very
: good, but I overcooked it a bit. Next time I'll use a lower temperature
: and cook it much slower, maybe in an oven bag with apples and onions and
: fresh herbs and garlic. I did slip bits of garlic into the meat all
: around before roasting. The effect was a meat that tasted a lot like
: lamb. Very different from feedlot pork.

: Anyway, I have the (jointed) leg now, from which I cut the rest of the
: meat for curry. I plan to brown the bone in the oven with onions etc.
: and then make a broth. I'm not sure what kind of soup to make with the
: stock, though. Maybe borscht?

: Priscilla

I'd say split pea, but that is not kind to diabetics. maybe a half-lentil
with some tomatoes, etc in it. To me, somehow, pork bsed borscht seems
kind of like a mixed metapo-)

Wendy