On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 18:04:04 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2018-03-02 5:50 PM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:31:21 -0700, graham > wrote:
>
>>> I was given a small packet of fancy-schmancy legume mix for soup. I made
>>> it yesterday following the recipe on the packet adding the trinity and
>>> some minced pork. However, I completely underestimated the amount of
>>> water needed to cook the dry stuff. The mix expanded so much that I had
>>> to transfer it to a bigger pot whereupon it absorbed even more water. I
>>> ended up with enough to feed the 5k from a 500g packet!
>>
>> How did it taste? I make my own soup but sometimes would like a
>> change, but not canned, can't stand that anymore. What was the Brand
>> etc?
>
>Having been raised on Campbell's canned soups, I never became a major
>soup eater. Fortunately, eating on the road a lot acquainted me with
>hand made soups and I realized how good they can be. My mother was a
>great cook, but her soups..... not so much. My first experiments with
>soup making turned out badly. Somewhere along the line I learned how to
>make some good soups. If I could only learn to freeze the excess so
>that I don't end up getting sick of eating the same soup every day for a
>week.
>
I repurpose those BioBest yogurt containers, 750 ml, and freeze. I
deliberately make a huge stock pot of it so that I will have at least
10-11 containers for the freezer. Those pots 3/4 full nicely make one
soup plate of soup.