"Todd" > wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I have a recipe for mushroom soup that I like. After
> frying up the mushrooms an onions, I combine it with various
> other stuff and bring it to a boil.
>
> Although it tastes very nice (my wife loves it), I can not help
> but think I am eating separate items that have not yet combined
> together. I am thinking I did not boil it for long enough for
> everything to meld together.
>
> How long do I need to boil the soup before the ingredients
> meld? How long do you need to cook soup ingredients before
> the become soup?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

Soup should be simmered. Not boiled. Did you add enough salt? The one and
only time that my soup didn't meld, it needed not only salt but lemon juice.