On 2/4/2014 6:12 AM, wrote:

> Are you trying to say that Beef Stroganoff should have a can of soup
> in it ? I would suggest YOUR cooking is way off if you think it
> does!
>
> In actual fact, that recipe was a more time consuming way to try and
> make something resembling Beef Stroganoff than making a real Beef
> Stroganoff !
>
I found a recipe when my now adult son was little. I don't remember
where I found it but it was titled "Economy Beef Stroganoff." I'm sure
if I listed the ingredients here there would be people fainting all
over, unable to believe I'd prepare such a nasty meal. Fact of the
matter, my son and husband love it and it got prepared often when our
son still lived at home. Son has now appropriated the dish as his
"signature" dish and prepares it every time he and his girlfriend have
friends over for dinner. It is, most definitely, a crowd pleaser.

On second thought, I believe I will start another thread with my Economy
Beef Stroganoff recipe. For the purists here please take a seat before
opening the thread. (-:

--
DreadfulBitch

I intend to live forever....so far, so good.
......Steven Wright

On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:11:59 -0600, DreadfulBitch
> wrote:
> >
> I found a recipe when my now adult son was little. I don't remember
> where I found it but it was titled "Economy Beef Stroganoff." I'm sure
> if I listed the ingredients here there would be people fainting all
> over, unable to believe I'd prepare such a nasty meal. Fact of the
> matter, my son and husband love it and it got prepared often when our
> son still lived at home. Son has now appropriated the dish as his
> "signature" dish and prepares it every time he and his girlfriend have
> friends over for dinner. It is, most definitely, a crowd pleaser.
>
> On second thought, I believe I will start another thread with my Economy
> Beef Stroganoff recipe. For the purists here please take a seat before
> opening the thread. (-:

I had never tasted a fresh mushroom until I moved to the City and it
rocked my world!

Too many here have forgotten there was a time when the only mushrooms
we could buy either came from a can (nasty, slimy things), a can of
Campbell's mushroom soup or they were picked wild. If you wanted to
use the mushrooms in a cream sauce, didn't like slimy canned mushrooms
that tasted like metal and wanted to stay alive, you picked mushroom
soup.


--

Good Food.
Good Friends.
Good Memories.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:11:59 -0600, DreadfulBitch
> > wrote:
>> >
>> I found a recipe when my now adult son was little. I don't remember
>> where I found it but it was titled "Economy Beef Stroganoff." I'm sure
>> if I listed the ingredients here there would be people fainting all
>> over, unable to believe I'd prepare such a nasty meal. Fact of the
>> matter, my son and husband love it and it got prepared often when our
>> son still lived at home. Son has now appropriated the dish as his
>> "signature" dish and prepares it every time he and his girlfriend have
>> friends over for dinner. It is, most definitely, a crowd pleaser.
>>
>> On second thought, I believe I will start another thread with my Economy
>> Beef Stroganoff recipe. For the purists here please take a seat before
>> opening the thread. (-:
>
> I had never tasted a fresh mushroom until I moved to the City and it
> rocked my world!
>
> Too many here have forgotten there was a time when the only mushrooms
> we could buy either came from a can (nasty, slimy things), a can of
> Campbell's mushroom soup or they were picked wild. If you wanted to
> use the mushrooms in a cream sauce, didn't like slimy canned mushrooms
> that tasted like metal and wanted to stay alive, you picked mushroom
> soup.

lol we still do We spend a lot of time on a farm in North Yorkshire and
mushrooms grow wild there in abundance Sometimes there are so many, I
will cook them down and freeze them ready for soups.


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On Tue, 4 Feb 2014 23:40:48 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:11:59 -0600, DreadfulBitch
> > > wrote:
> >> >
> >> I found a recipe when my now adult son was little. I don't remember
> >> where I found it but it was titled "Economy Beef Stroganoff." I'm sure
> >> if I listed the ingredients here there would be people fainting all
> >> over, unable to believe I'd prepare such a nasty meal. Fact of the
> >> matter, my son and husband love it and it got prepared often when our
> >> son still lived at home. Son has now appropriated the dish as his
> >> "signature" dish and prepares it every time he and his girlfriend have
> >> friends over for dinner. It is, most definitely, a crowd pleaser.
> >>
> >> On second thought, I believe I will start another thread with my Economy
> >> Beef Stroganoff recipe. For the purists here please take a seat before
> >> opening the thread. (-:
> >
> > I had never tasted a fresh mushroom until I moved to the City and it
> > rocked my world!
> >
> > Too many here have forgotten there was a time when the only mushrooms
> > we could buy either came from a can (nasty, slimy things), a can of
> > Campbell's mushroom soup or they were picked wild. If you wanted to
> > use the mushrooms in a cream sauce, didn't like slimy canned mushrooms
> > that tasted like metal and wanted to stay alive, you picked mushroom
> > soup.
>
> lol we still do We spend a lot of time on a farm in North Yorkshire and
> mushrooms grow wild there in abundance Sometimes there are so many, I
> will cook them down and freeze them ready for soups.

People died from eating the wrong mushroom every summer when I was a
kid. You need to know what you're doing when you pick wild mushrooms
and I know nothing about them, so I pick mine at the grocery store.


--

Good Food.
Good Friends.
Good Memories.

"sf" > wrote in message
...

> People died from eating the wrong mushroom every summer when I was a
> kid. You need to know what you're doing when you pick wild mushrooms
> and I know nothing about them, so I pick mine at the grocery store.

Yes, it wasn't that long ago that a family became ill and one member died
after eating mushrooms that they picked on the nature trail in my town.
According to the paper it was a horrible death with liver failure etc. I
pick mine from the grocery store too.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> People died from eating the wrong mushroom every summer when I was a
>> kid. You need to know what you're doing when you pick wild mushrooms
>> and I know nothing about them, so I pick mine at the grocery store.
>
> Yes, it wasn't that long ago that a family became ill and one member died
> after eating mushrooms that they picked on the nature trail in my town.
> According to the paper it was a horrible death with liver failure etc. I
> pick mine from the grocery store too.

Only things I have ever picked wild to eat were dandelion greens and
berries. Would never pick mushrooms.

On 2/4/2014 10:18 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> People died from eating the wrong mushroom every summer when I was a
>> kid. You need to know what you're doing when you pick wild mushrooms
>> and I know nothing about them, so I pick mine at the grocery store.
>
> Yes, it wasn't that long ago that a family became ill and one member
> died after eating mushrooms that they picked on the nature trail in my
> town. According to the paper it was a horrible death with liver failure
> etc. I pick mine from the grocery store too.

I think it was the writer of Horse Whisperer who inadvertently
poisoned his whole family in Scotland.

I know it's a hobby people enjoy, but don't look up the mushroom
After dinner like he did. When everyone's writhing in pain, that
might be a little late.

nancy

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 4 Feb 2014 23:40:48 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:11:59 -0600, DreadfulBitch
>> > > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> I found a recipe when my now adult son was little. I don't remember
>> >> where I found it but it was titled "Economy Beef Stroganoff." I'm
>> >> sure
>> >> if I listed the ingredients here there would be people fainting all
>> >> over, unable to believe I'd prepare such a nasty meal. Fact of the
>> >> matter, my son and husband love it and it got prepared often when our
>> >> son still lived at home. Son has now appropriated the dish as his
>> >> "signature" dish and prepares it every time he and his girlfriend have
>> >> friends over for dinner. It is, most definitely, a crowd pleaser.
>> >>
>> >> On second thought, I believe I will start another thread with my
>> >> Economy
>> >> Beef Stroganoff recipe. For the purists here please take a seat
>> >> before
>> >> opening the thread. (-:
>> >
>> > I had never tasted a fresh mushroom until I moved to the City and it
>> > rocked my world!
>> >
>> > Too many here have forgotten there was a time when the only mushrooms
>> > we could buy either came from a can (nasty, slimy things), a can of
>> > Campbell's mushroom soup or they were picked wild. If you wanted to
>> > use the mushrooms in a cream sauce, didn't like slimy canned mushrooms
>> > that tasted like metal and wanted to stay alive, you picked mushroom
>> > soup.
>>
>> lol we still do We spend a lot of time on a farm in North Yorkshire
>> and
>> mushrooms grow wild there in abundance Sometimes there are so many, I
>> will cook them down and freeze them ready for soups.
>
> People died from eating the wrong mushroom every summer when I was a
> kid. You need to know what you're doing when you pick wild mushrooms
> and I know nothing about them, so I pick mine at the grocery store.

*I* don't know the difference, but DH does


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:11:59 -0600, DreadfulBitch
> > wrote:
>> >
>> I found a recipe when my now adult son was little. I don't remember
>> where I found it but it was titled "Economy Beef Stroganoff." I'm sure
>> if I listed the ingredients here there would be people fainting all
>> over, unable to believe I'd prepare such a nasty meal. Fact of the
>> matter, my son and husband love it and it got prepared often when our
>> son still lived at home. Son has now appropriated the dish as his
>> "signature" dish and prepares it every time he and his girlfriend have
>> friends over for dinner. It is, most definitely, a crowd pleaser.
>>
>> On second thought, I believe I will start another thread with my Economy
>> Beef Stroganoff recipe. For the purists here please take a seat before
>> opening the thread. (-:
>
> I had never tasted a fresh mushroom until I moved to the City and it
> rocked my world!
>
> Too many here have forgotten there was a time when the only mushrooms
> we could buy either came from a can (nasty, slimy things), a can of
> Campbell's mushroom soup or they were picked wild. If you wanted to
> use the mushrooms in a cream sauce, didn't like slimy canned mushrooms
> that tasted like metal and wanted to stay alive, you picked mushroom
> soup.

That could be. I don't know. My bro never liked mushrooms but he didn't
seem to notice if cream of soup was used. Then again, I don't think tuna
casserole was ever his favorite, particularly because my mom put peas in it.
I loved peas which was probably why I liked it.

"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/4/2014 6:12 AM, wrote:
>
>> Are you trying to say that Beef Stroganoff should have a can of soup
>> in it ? I would suggest YOUR cooking is way off if you think it
>> does!
>>
>> In actual fact, that recipe was a more time consuming way to try and
>> make something resembling Beef Stroganoff than making a real Beef
>> Stroganoff !
>>
> I found a recipe when my now adult son was little. I don't remember where
> I found it but it was titled "Economy Beef Stroganoff." I'm sure if I
> listed the ingredients here there would be people fainting all over,
> unable to believe I'd prepare such a nasty meal. Fact of the matter, my
> son and husband love it and it got prepared often when our son still lived
> at home. Son has now appropriated the dish as his "signature" dish and
> prepares it every time he and his girlfriend have friends over for dinner.
> It is, most definitely, a crowd pleaser.
>
> On second thought, I believe I will start another thread with my Economy
> Beef Stroganoff recipe. For the purists here please take a seat before
> opening the thread. (-:

I'll pop the corn. Regular or tiny? And should I put lemon on it?

On 2/4/2014 2:21 PM, wrote:

> Why would you consider adding a can of soup to something that does not
> require it, economical ?? Perhaps you are talking about something
> other than Beef Stroganoff ?
>
Nope, the recipe to which I'm referring was titled "economy beef
stroganoff" by whoever published it. As I said, I don't remember where
I found it. It very well could have been from one of the many community
cookbooks I've been collecting for years. All of those books are still
packed away due to no kitchen counter space to spare for them.

Whether or not you like the recipe and its ingredients it was/is a dish
that both my husband and son loved and devour(ed). I've never suggested
that you or anyone else try this version of stroganoff. I'm sure the
canned soup would have most everyone here gagging.

--
DreadfulBitch

I intend to live forever....so far, so good.
......Steven Wright

"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/4/2014 2:21 PM, wrote:
>
>> Why would you consider adding a can of soup to something that does not
>> require it, economical ?? Perhaps you are talking about something
>> other than Beef Stroganoff ?
>>
> Nope, the recipe to which I'm referring was titled "economy beef
> stroganoff" by whoever published it. As I said, I don't remember where I
> found it. It very well could have been from one of the many community
> cookbooks I've been collecting for years. All of those books are still
> packed away due to no kitchen counter space to spare for them.
>
> Whether or not you like the recipe and its ingredients it was/is a dish
> that both my husband and son loved and devour(ed). I've never suggested
> that you or anyone else try this version of stroganoff. I'm sure the
> canned soup would have most everyone here gagging.

If you like it what does it matter what anyone else likes.


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On 2/4/2014 5:42 PM, Ophelia wrote:

> If you like it what does it matter what anyone else likes.

It really doesn't matter to me, but my use of this recipe has made some
posters here feel free to bash ME, not my choices.

Yes, I've got thick enough skin for Usenet, but I take exception to
having my character maligned because a recipe I post has canned soup in it.

I guess I should consider myself lucky that the Soup Nazi hasn't made an
appearance here.

--
DreadfulBitch

I intend to live forever....so far, so good.
......Steven Wright

"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/4/2014 5:42 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>> If you like it what does it matter what anyone else likes.
>
> It really doesn't matter to me, but my use of this recipe has made some
> posters here feel free to bash ME, not my choices.
>
> Yes, I've got thick enough skin for Usenet, but I take exception to having
> my character maligned because a recipe I post has canned soup in it.
>
> I guess I should consider myself lucky that the Soup Nazi hasn't made an
> appearance here.

It is annoying. Not everyone has the same tastes at all and the name of this
group is not *rec.food.snobs-who are smarter than everyone else* but it's
easy enough to just ignore a few who are just here to bash.

Cheri

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2/4/2014 2:21 PM, wrote:
>>
>>> Why would you consider adding a can of soup to something that does not
>>> require it, economical ?? Perhaps you are talking about something
>>> other than Beef Stroganoff ?
>>>
>> Nope, the recipe to which I'm referring was titled "economy beef
>> stroganoff" by whoever published it. As I said, I don't remember where I
>> found it. It very well could have been from one of the many community
>> cookbooks I've been collecting for years. All of those books are still
>> packed away due to no kitchen counter space to spare for them.
>>
>> Whether or not you like the recipe and its ingredients it was/is a dish
>> that both my husband and son loved and devour(ed). I've never suggested
>> that you or anyone else try this version of stroganoff. I'm sure the
>> canned soup would have most everyone here gagging.
>
> If you like it what does it matter what anyone else likes.

There ya go!

Cheri

On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 5:18:10 PM UTC-6, DreadfulBitch wrote:
> On 2/4/2014 2:21 PM, wrote:
>
>
>
> > Why would you consider adding a can of soup to something that does not
>
> > require it, economical ?? Perhaps you are talking about something
>
> > other than Beef Stroganoff ?
>
> >
>
> Nope, the recipe to which I'm referring was titled "economy beef
>
> stroganoff" by whoever published it. As I said, I don't remember where
>
> I found it. It very well could have been from one of the many community
>
> cookbooks I've been collecting for years. All of those books are still
>
> packed away due to no kitchen counter space to spare for them.
>
Some other slob in your community didn't have any more of a clue than
you do.
>
> Whether or not you like the recipe and its ingredients it was/is a dish
>
> that both my husband and son loved and devour(ed). I've never suggested
>
> that you or anyone else try this version of stroganoff. I'm sure the
>
> canned soup would have most everyone here gagging.
>
Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit posting.

>
> --
>
> DreadfulBitch
>
--B

On 2/4/2014 5:46 PM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:

> Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit posting.

Perhaps you should just STFU.

Plonk.

--
DreadfulBitch

I intend to live forever....so far, so good.
......Steven Wright

On 2/4/2014 7:05 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
> On 2/4/2014 5:46 PM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>
>> Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit
>> posting.
>
> Perhaps you should just STFU.
>
> Plonk.
>
Wise choice.

Jill

On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 7:07:17 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> On 2/4/2014 7:05 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
>
> > On 2/4/2014 5:46 PM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit
>
> >> posting.
>
> >
>
> > Perhaps you should just STFU.
>
> >
>
> > Plonk.
>
Gee, a shitty cook has plonked me for calling a spade a spade. I write
the truth, as evidenced by my high praise for Mr. Kuthe's cherries. I
care about food.
>
> Wise choice.
>
The late Andy Burns kept me KF'd for a long time, but I guess he really
isn't late, because that suggests that he might be returning any day.
>
> Jill

--B

"Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
...

> Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit
> posting.

Gosh Bryan! When were you put in charge here?

On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 7:57:34 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit
>
> > posting.
>
>
>
> Gosh Bryan! When were you put in charge here?

Perhaps the same entity that gave you carte blanche to ramble endlessly,
and to reveal so many of the flaws of your family. Touchette'?

--B

"Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
...
> On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 5:18:10 PM UTC-6, DreadfulBitch wrote:
>> On 2/4/2014 2:21 PM, wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Why would you consider adding a can of soup to something that does not
>>
>> > require it, economical ?? Perhaps you are talking about something
>>
>> > other than Beef Stroganoff ?
>>
>> >
>>
>> Nope, the recipe to which I'm referring was titled "economy beef
>>
>> stroganoff" by whoever published it. As I said, I don't remember where
>>
>> I found it. It very well could have been from one of the many community
>>
>> cookbooks I've been collecting for years. All of those books are still
>>
>> packed away due to no kitchen counter space to spare for them.
>>
> Some other slob in your community didn't have any more of a clue than
> you do.
>>
>> Whether or not you like the recipe and its ingredients it was/is a dish
>>
>> that both my husband and son loved and devour(ed). I've never suggested
>>
>> that you or anyone else try this version of stroganoff. I'm sure the
>>
>> canned soup would have most everyone here gagging.
>>
> Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit
> posting.

LMAO, as if.

Cheri

On Tue, 4 Feb 2014 19:22:22 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> > Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit
> > posting.
>
> LMAO, as if.
>
I think Bryan is the Jimmy Fallon of rfc, trying out for the role of
resident curmudgeon/sexual deviate.


--

Good Food.
Good Friends.
Good Memories.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 4 Feb 2014 19:22:22 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >>
>> > Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit
>> > posting.
>>
>> LMAO, as if.
>>
> I think Bryan is the Jimmy Fallon of rfc, trying out for the role of
> resident curmudgeon/sexual deviate.

Whoa! Jimmy Fallon is a sexual deviant? I did not know this!

On 2/5/2014 12:07 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Feb 2014 19:22:22 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>>
>>> Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit
>>> posting.
>>
>> LMAO, as if.
>>
> I think Bryan is the Jimmy Fallon of rfc, trying out for the role of
> resident curmudgeon/sexual deviate.
>
You're far too kind! I would have suggested the role of resident
a$$hole. (-:

--
DreadfulBitch

There is no love more sincere than the love of food.
....George Bernard Shaw

On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 6:46:51 PM UTC-5, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
> Then perhaps you're too trashy a cook for this NG, and you should quit posting.

With your skill level in mind, I suggest you boil ground beef, mushrooms and onions. When it's all nice and biled, add sour cream but don't bile it.

> wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:11:59 -0600, DreadfulBitch
> > wrote:
>
>>On 2/4/2014 6:12 AM, wrote:
>>
>>> Are you trying to say that Beef Stroganoff should have a can of soup
>>> in it ? I would suggest YOUR cooking is way off if you think it
>>> does!
>>>
>>> In actual fact, that recipe was a more time consuming way to try and
>>> make something resembling Beef Stroganoff than making a real Beef
>>> Stroganoff !
>>>
>>I found a recipe when my now adult son was little. I don't remember
>>where I found it but it was titled "Economy Beef Stroganoff." I'm sure
>>if I listed the ingredients here there would be people fainting all
>>over, unable to believe I'd prepare such a nasty meal. Fact of the
>>matter, my son and husband love it and it got prepared often when our
>>son still lived at home. Son has now appropriated the dish as his
>>"signature" dish and prepares it every time he and his girlfriend have
>>friends over for dinner. It is, most definitely, a crowd pleaser.
>>
>>On second thought, I believe I will start another thread with my Economy
>>Beef Stroganoff recipe. For the purists here please take a seat before
>>opening the thread. (-:
>
> Why would you consider adding a can of soup to something that does not
> require it, economical ?? Perhaps you are talking about something
> other than Beef Stroganoff ?

Used to be in this country, canned soup was considered the food of the poor
because you could get it for really cheap or sometimes free if you had
coupons, particularly if your store doubled or tripled those coupons.
Didn't apply to all soups. Was usually the Campbell's tomato, chicken and
noodle and cream of mushroom. I suspect that a lot of recipes involved
using the cream of mushroom soup only because people could get it so cheap
and likely had tons of it in the house.

Those three are still usually the cheapest of the soups as sales go but the
coupons I've seen for them don't give you much money off and often you have
to buy three of them. I think such soups could be had for around 10 cents a
can when I was a kid. By the time I was a young adult, they were perhaps 25
cents and now I've sometimes seen them at three for $1.00 Note that these
are the sale prices.

Another thing you can get for cheap is Ramen soup. And yes there are
cookbooks telling you of various things to do with Ramen to change it up
but... I think there are far more recipes out there that involve cream
soup. Not sure why that is.

I think the only things my mom ever used cream soup for were the tuna
casserole and the Tater Tot casserole. Possibly the Chicken Amandine. I
think it did use some kind of soup but perhaps not the cream of. I did just
talk to her. The Chicken Amandine did use soup but not cream and there were
no other things she made that used soup.

She did have a cookbook though. Betty Crocker, Cooking for Two or some such
thing. Hideous book that involved some sort of canned soup in probably
close to half of the recipes. There actually was one recipe that called for
two cans of soup. Mix them together and you had a new soup! One was a type
of soup no longer made by the time I was a kid. I want to say Chicken
Gumbo. These sorts of recipes severely disappointed me when I was a kid. I
loved to cook and the more difficult and complicated the recipe, the better
in my eyes. How could it be that combining two cans of soup was cooking?

On 2/4/2014 7:56 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> Used to be in this country, canned soup was considered the food of the
> poor because you could get it for really cheap or sometimes free if you
> had coupons, particularly if your store doubled or tripled those
> coupons. Didn't apply to all soups. Was usually the Campbell's tomato,
> chicken and noodle and cream of mushroom. I suspect that a lot of
> recipes involved using the cream of mushroom soup only because people
> could get it so cheap and likely had tons of it in the house.

Uhh...um...wha? On what planet were you raised? Growing up we were
hardly poor but we always had soup in the house for this, that or the
other thing. I was such a snot as a kid I used to feel sorry for the
families that used coupons. It game me a completely misplaced sense of
superiority. But, I digress... Campbell's chicken noodle soup was the
standard meal for us when we were kids and Campbell's tomato soup was
perfect with a grilled cheese sandwich on a cold winter day. If we had
"tons" of it in the house it was because my parents could afford it and
there was never any need to worry about the cost of food - or anything
else for that matter.
>
> Those three are still usually the cheapest of the soups as sales go but
> the coupons I've seen for them don't give you much money off and often
> you have to buy three of them. I think such soups could be had for
> around 10 cents a can when I was a kid. By the time I was a young
> adult, they were perhaps 25 cents and now I've sometimes seen them at
> three for $1.00 Note that these are the sale prices.

Please note that above comments are YOUR experience, Julie Bove, and
from YOUR grocery. Even on sale I've never seen any of the most used
soups for anything anywhere near three for a dollar. If they are the
first thing I would do is check the "best used by" date.

> She did have a cookbook though. Betty Crocker, Cooking for Two or some
> such thing. Hideous book that involved some sort of canned soup in
> probably close to half of the recipes.

Just curious... hideous because of the content or did it just have a
really ugly cover?

> There actually was one recipe
> that called for two cans of soup. Mix them together and you had a new
> soup!

One soups we had a lot of as teens was Heinz. They no longer sell them
anywhere I've lived for the past 40+ years, but I can't say for sure if
they've been discontinued. Best soups I've ever had! Their cream of
mushroom was amazing! No mushroom pieces, just very large slices of
mushrooms. None of the Heinz soups were condensed. How I wish they
still made them!

One soup we "cooked" as kids was a combination of two Heinz soups -
split pea and tomato. I *think* we called it Mongolian Soup, but I
have no clue why. After mixing and heating we served it with a drop (or
more!) of Tabasco Sauce in the middle of the bowl. Good stuff, Maynard!

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On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:18:07 -0600, DreadfulBitch
> wrote:

>On 2/4/2014 7:56 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Used to be in this country, canned soup was considered the food of the
>> poor because you could get it for really cheap or sometimes free if you
>> had coupons, particularly if your store doubled or tripled those
>> coupons. Didn't apply to all soups. Was usually the Campbell's tomato,
>> chicken and noodle and cream of mushroom. I suspect that a lot of
>> recipes involved using the cream of mushroom soup only because people
>> could get it so cheap and likely had tons of it in the house.
>
>Uhh...um...wha? On what planet were you raised? Growing up we were
>hardly poor but we always had soup in the house for this, that or the
>other thing. I was such a snot as a kid I used to feel sorry for the
>families that used coupons. It game me a completely misplaced sense of
>superiority. But, I digress... Campbell's chicken noodle soup was the
>standard meal for us when we were kids and Campbell's tomato soup was
>perfect with a grilled cheese sandwich on a cold winter day. If we had
>"tons" of it in the house it was because my parents could afford it and
>there was never any need to worry about the cost of food - or anything
>else for that matter.

I like Campbell's tomato soup for lunch on a cold day when we get home
from shopping. I generally keep 2 or 3 cans in the pantry. Grilled
cheese goes perfectly with it.

>> Those three are still usually the cheapest of the soups as sales go but
>> the coupons I've seen for them don't give you much money off and often
>> you have to buy three of them. I think such soups could be had for
>> around 10 cents a can when I was a kid. By the time I was a young
>> adult, they were perhaps 25 cents and now I've sometimes seen them at
>> three for $1.00 Note that these are the sale prices.
>
>Please note that above comments are YOUR experience, Julie Bove, and
>from YOUR grocery. Even on sale I've never seen any of the most used
>soups for anything anywhere near three for a dollar. If they are the
>first thing I would do is check the "best used by" date.

Cheapest I've seen Campbell's tomato/mushroom/chicken noodle is two
for $1.00. That was a couple of weeks ago. I stocked up a bit.

Doris

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> Cheapest I've seen Campbell's tomato/mushroom/chicken noodle is two
> for $1.00. That was a couple of weeks ago. I stocked up a bit.

I don't know of anyone who has it on sale now but Albertsons has had
outstanding prices on a lot of things but... They require you to have a
special coupon to get it and they limit the amount you can buy or... They
require you to buy a large amount like 10 or you won't get the sale price.

Top Foods had super sales awhile back to celebrate their anniversary. That
may be where I got the tomato soup. I know that it was 3/$1.00 as I bought
three of them. I ate one can and Angela ate the other. Campbells tomato is
not something I ever bought before as it has wheat in it.

I bought some boxed soup after Angela came home from school after buying her
lunch and raving about the tomato soup they had. She did like it for a long
time and she does like it with grilled cheese.

On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:54:50 -0500, Doris Night
> wrote:

> I like Campbell's tomato soup for lunch on a cold day when we get home
> from shopping. I generally keep 2 or 3 cans in the pantry. Grilled
> cheese goes perfectly with it.

Grilled cheese and tomato soup are so perfect together! I found a
tomato soup recipe that used canned tomatoes and it turned out really
well. Not sure why I didn't repeat it. Ran across another recipe
today that reminded me of it, so I saved it - here's the URL so you
can try it if or when you feel like it.

http://food52.com/recipes/20272-barb...cy-tomato-soup




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On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:20:21 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:54:50 -0500, Doris Night
> wrote:
>
>> I like Campbell's tomato soup for lunch on a cold day when we get home
>> from shopping. I generally keep 2 or 3 cans in the pantry. Grilled
>> cheese goes perfectly with it.
>
>Grilled cheese and tomato soup are so perfect together! I found a
>tomato soup recipe that used canned tomatoes and it turned out really
>well. Not sure why I didn't repeat it. Ran across another recipe
>today that reminded me of it, so I saved it - here's the URL so you
>can try it if or when you feel like it.
>
>http://food52.com/recipes/20272-barb...cy-tomato-soup

Thanks for the link. I've made soup from canned tomatoes a couple of
times, but I didn't puree it or strain it, so it was chunky. That
looks good, I'll try it, but I think I'll leave out the red pepper
flakes.

Doris

On 2/4/2014 9:54 PM, Doris Night wrote:

> Cheapest I've seen Campbell's tomato/mushroom/chicken noodle is two
> for $1.00. That was a couple of weeks ago. I stocked up a bit.
>
> Doris

Wow! Sounds like I need to pay more attention to groceries' sales! I'd
stock up at that price, too.

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"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/4/2014 7:56 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Used to be in this country, canned soup was considered the food of the
>> poor because you could get it for really cheap or sometimes free if you
>> had coupons, particularly if your store doubled or tripled those
>> coupons. Didn't apply to all soups. Was usually the Campbell's tomato,
>> chicken and noodle and cream of mushroom. I suspect that a lot of
>> recipes involved using the cream of mushroom soup only because people
>> could get it so cheap and likely had tons of it in the house.
>
> Uhh...um...wha? On what planet were you raised? Growing up we were
> hardly poor but we always had soup in the house for this, that or the
> other thing. I was such a snot as a kid I used to feel sorry for the
> families that used coupons. It game me a completely misplaced sense of
> superiority. But, I digress... Campbell's chicken noodle soup was the
> standard meal for us when we were kids and Campbell's tomato soup was
> perfect with a grilled cheese sandwich on a cold winter day. If we had
> "tons" of it in the house it was because my parents could afford it and
> there was never any need to worry about the cost of food - or anything
> else for that matter.

Well, that's *your* house. You seem to think that all houses should be like
yours.

We ate a lot of soup too. But never the tomato. And we never had grilled
cheese at home and rarely ever had sandwiches. Our standard soup meal was
soup and popcorn. My favorite was bean with bacon or Scotch Broth. Not
sure why I liked that one and I think it had *eek* lamb in it. Not sure
they even make it any more but as soups go it was one of the more expensive
ones so I only ever got it when my mom or dad or whoever I was shopping with
was feeling flush or I managed to sneak it into the cart.

We did have the various chicken soups. I hated the one with the rubbery
little dumplings but it was my brother's favorite. But we also had lots of
canned chili, and when the canned pastas came out, ravioli, Beefaroni and
sometimes Spaghettios. We did not have those things often until I went
through that one year of eating nothing but Ravioli for breakfast.

Another common lunch was cottage cheese and fruit with a green salad. Or
tuna or egg salad. I liked mine stuffed into a tomato but my brother
wouldn't touch tomatoes which perhaps is why we never had tomato soup. We
did have it in the house. My dad ate it. But we were told it was for
grownups and we didn't question that.

But we also went out to lunch a lot. If we stayed home from school and had
to go to the Dr., a lunch out was often in the picture. Unless of course we
were sick to our stomachs.

On Saturdays, my mom and I went grocery shopping and that meant lunch at the
one Safeway which had a lunch counter. We'd go to one store, have lunch
there then finish up at the third store. She would only buy meats at one
store and produce at the other. The last one is where she bought canned and
frozen foods.

We did also eat a lot of TV dinners but usually for dinner and not for
lunch. And usually only on Fridays. But again, when they had the money to
do it, we dined out for dinner. And not fast food.

We did use coupons. Couponing was my dad's hobby. He was the frugal one in
the family and he was all for getting what he thought were deals. He would
buy store brands and generic foods. But my mom would only buy specific name
brands even if she had to pay more for them and she is still that way. Very
brand loyal and sometimes for no good reason. She just claims that she grew
up having to eat off brand stuff so she won't do it now.

We were not for the most part considered low income. My mom did work but
did not keep her paychecks, instead donating them back to her employer, the
church. My dad worked for Boeing at at times got his hours cut. He was
never actually laid off like some people were but there were reduced hours
and reduced wages. Also during much of my childhood he either worked a
second job or was taking college classes. I certainly had friends who were
less well off than we were.


>>
>> Those three are still usually the cheapest of the soups as sales go but
>> the coupons I've seen for them don't give you much money off and often
>> you have to buy three of them. I think such soups could be had for
>> around 10 cents a can when I was a kid. By the time I was a young
>> adult, they were perhaps 25 cents and now I've sometimes seen them at
>> three for $1.00 Note that these are the sale prices.
>
> Please note that above comments are YOUR experience, Julie Bove, and from
> YOUR grocery. Even on sale I've never seen any of the most used soups for
> anything anywhere near three for a dollar. If they are the first thing I
> would do is check the "best used by" date.

It's not just one grocery store. Many of them in this area have those
prices although perhaps not often. Since I do not generally buy those
soups, I don't generally pay attention to the prices. Winco does now have
their own line of soups and some of those sell for 79 cents. Some varieties
are more.

When I was a kid, we did buy our canned goods and other staples at one of
the cheap cheap stores. In those days, we had several. You'd get a flat
bed, some cut open boxes and a grease pencil as you went in the front door.
You marked prices on the items as you wen. When bread was on sale it was 4
loaves for $1.00. My mom did buy that as she didn't eat bread much at all
and she only froze it anyway.
>
>> She did have a cookbook though. Betty Crocker, Cooking for Two or some
>> such thing. Hideous book that involved some sort of canned soup in
>> probably close to half of the recipes.
>
> Just curious... hideous because of the content or did it just have a
> really ugly cover?

Both.
>
>> There actually was one recipe
>> that called for two cans of soup. Mix them together and you had a new
>> soup!
>
> One soups we had a lot of as teens was Heinz. They no longer sell them
> anywhere I've lived for the past 40+ years, but I can't say for sure if
> they've been discontinued. Best soups I've ever had! Their cream of
> mushroom was amazing! No mushroom pieces, just very large slices of
> mushrooms. None of the Heinz soups were condensed. How I wish they still
> made them!

Heinz soup is still sold. You can get it sometimes at the Vermont Country
Store and I have seen it at Big Lots. Have not seen it in the regular
grocery stores and don't think I ever tried it. We did get something called
Yankee Doodle Soup and we loved it! Our family were product testers. That
is one thing we did test and we were soooo happy when it went to market.
But it didn't stay on the shelves for long and no sure why.
>
> One soup we "cooked" as kids was a combination of two Heinz soups - split
> pea and tomato. I *think* we called it Mongolian Soup, but I have no
> clue why. After mixing and heating we served it with a drop (or more!) of
> Tabasco Sauce in the middle of the bowl. Good stuff, Maynard!

I don't think I would like that. I like split pea so long as it doesn't
have ham in it. A little bacon is fine but no ham!

On 2/4/2014 11:12 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> Heinz soup is still sold. You can get it sometimes at the Vermont
> Country Store and I have seen it at Big Lots. Have not seen it in the
> regular grocery stores and don't think I ever tried it. We did get
> something called Yankee Doodle Soup and we loved it! Our family were
> product testers. That is one thing we did test and we were soooo happy
> when it went to market. But it didn't stay on the shelves for long and
> no sure why.

I just googled Heinz soup and what's being sold now is not what we were
able to buy way back in the 1960s & 70s. It was sold in a tall can
(26-28 oz ?)with a blue label, and as I've mentioned, none of the
varieties were condensed. I'm quite sure that what we had then is no
longer available. OTOH, Heinz will be around forever! (-:

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On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:18:07 -0600, DreadfulBitch
> wrote:

> On 2/4/2014 7:56 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > Used to be in this country, canned soup was considered the food of the
> > poor because you could get it for really cheap or sometimes free if you
> > had coupons, particularly if your store doubled or tripled those
> > coupons. Didn't apply to all soups. Was usually the Campbell's tomato,
> > chicken and noodle and cream of mushroom. I suspect that a lot of
> > recipes involved using the cream of mushroom soup only because people
> > could get it so cheap and likely had tons of it in the house.
>
> Uhh...um...wha? On what planet were you raised? Growing up we were
> hardly poor but we always had soup in the house for this, that or the
> other thing.

Julie is young and doesn't have the same life experience that you and
I do. My grandmother was a county Home Extension Agent. Part of her
job was to give cooking demonstrations and I remember she cooked pork
chops at home with a can of mushroom soup that was used as gravy.


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On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 10:15:07 PM UTC-8, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:18:07 -0600, DreadfulBitch
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> > On 2/4/2014 7:56 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >
>
> > > Used to be in this country, canned soup was considered the food of the
>
> > > poor because you could get it for really cheap or sometimes free if you
>
> > > had coupons, particularly if your store doubled or tripled those
>
> > > coupons. Didn't apply to all soups. Was usually the Campbell's tomato,
>
> > > chicken and noodle and cream of mushroom. I suspect that a lot of
>
> > > recipes involved using the cream of mushroom soup only because people
>
> > > could get it so cheap and likely had tons of it in the house.
>
> >
>
> > Uhh...um...wha? On what planet were you raised? Growing up we were
>
> > hardly poor but we always had soup in the house for this, that or the
>
> > other thing.
>
>
>
> Julie is young and doesn't have the same life experience that you and
>
> I do. My grandmother was a county Home Extension Agent. Part of her
>
> job was to give cooking demonstrations and I remember she cooked pork
>
> chops at home with a can of mushroom soup that was used as gravy.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Good Food.
>
> Good Friends.
>
> Good Memories.



Is she? Sounds *very* old to me.

JulieP

On Tue, 4 Feb 2014 22:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:

> On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 10:15:07 PM UTC-8, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:18:07 -0600, DreadfulBitch
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Uhh...um...wha? On what planet were you raised? Growing up we were
> >
> > > hardly poor but we always had soup in the house for this, that or the
> >
> > > other thing.
> >
> >
> >
> > Julie is young and doesn't have the same life experience that you and
> >
> > I do. My grandmother was a county Home Extension Agent. Part of her
> >
> > job was to give cooking demonstrations and I remember she cooked pork
> >
> > chops at home with a can of mushroom soup that was used as gravy.
> >
>
>
>
> Is she? Sounds *very* old to me.
>

She's not that old, unless her DD is adopted or her grandchild.


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> wrote in message
...

> Is she? Sounds *very* old to me.

I sound *very* old? How so.

I'm 54. Not *very* old but not young either. When I was a teen, I would
have thought it was old. But not now.

> wrote in message
...

>> Julie is young and doesn't have the same life experience that you and
>>
>> I do. My grandmother was a county Home Extension Agent. Part of her
>>
>> job was to give cooking demonstrations and I remember she cooked pork
>>
>> chops at home with a can of mushroom soup that was used as gravy.

> Is she? Sounds *very* old to me.

So do you to me, actually.

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