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Interests => All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) => Topic started by: franksolich on November 09, 2012, 05:47:12 PM
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I'm going through a really bad cold--perhaps psychosomatically created, as a result of the elections--and thought soup would be nice for supper. I've had in the cupboard for some time two packages of soup mix from Bear Creek Country Kitchens of Westbury, New York, creamy potato and cheddar broccoli.
This isn't cheap stuff, and I'm pretty ill.
Before I bother making it later tonight, has anyone else ever tried these products?
Like I said, they're not cheap.
http://www.bearcreekcountrykitchens.com/soups.php
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Sorry, but nope.
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I've seen them, but never tried them.
I make soup from scratch....it's pretty easy.
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Did have the creamy potato. Very good.
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Okay, I tried the cheddar broccoli last night, but as I'm ill, I didn't get around to commenting upon it.
My hesitation had been the cost of the product, near four bucks a package.
A package makes four cups.
Okay, I don't pay attention to proportions (obviously), and figured, "geezuz, four cups, one bowl of soup?"
Is there a soup worth four bucks a bowl?
So anyway, I followed the instructions, and much to my amazement, "four cups" is apparently about three times more than what I'd thought it'd be. Four cups are a lot. It's a good thing that by chance I used a large Corningware pot to cook it.
It looks to be about three servings per package, which makes the price reasonable, $1.33 per bowl.
After taking what I wanted, I stashed the other two-thirds into the refrigerator for later use, probably this evening.
I found the cheddar broccoli soup to be excellent, worth more than the cost of $1.33 per bowl. I reccomend it.
Next week, I'll try the cheddar potato, to see how that is. But at any rate, yeah, sure, I'd buy the cheddar broccoli.
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I've made their broccoli soup before. A bit salty, but not bad. I found that it got too thick, so I added more water.
Usually (if the company survives and you have an outlet) Wonder has it discounted at their outlet stores.
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I have used some of them before, and I like them. I keep them for the nights I have no time/desire to prepare something, and they are pretty darn good.
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Frank, I got a terrible cold after the elections, too. Can't believe it, I never get sick. It was the stress and pressure and grief and exhaustion. As a coincidence, I also made a cheddar broccoli soup, but a different brand. It was Shore Lunch. Made 8 cups. I thought it was very good. I replaced some of the water with milk, and added a cube of butter.
Hope you feel better. I think a ton of sleep can really kick a cold out of there.
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Frank ya got me interested. So I bought cheddar broccoli, cheddar potato, and vegetable beef.
Haven't tried them yet I need a bigger container. 8 cups of boiling water is a LOT.
So tomorrow its off to the store.
They look like they could store for a few years and get added to a survivalist's pantry.
I will try this Saturday night. Thanks for the heads up.
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Frank ya got me interested. So I bought cheddar broccoli, cheddar potato, and vegetable beef.
Haven't tried them yet I need a bigger container. 8 cups of boiling water is a LOT.
So tomorrow its off to the store.
They look like they could store for a few years and get added to a survivalist's pantry.
I will try this Saturday night. Thanks for the heads up.
Let me know how the cheddar potato and vegetable beef are.
I bought a package of cream of potato yesterday, but haven't yet tried it. I also picked up more cheddar broccoli.
And yes, apparently they can "keep" for a few years.
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Okay, I tried the Bear Creek County Kitchens creamy potato soup.
Ooops, won't buy that one again.
I forgot to read the list of ingredients.
I suppose there's a lot who like onions in potato soup.
<<not one of those people.
<<next time will read list of ingredients; don't know why I didn't this time.
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I've used the chicken noodle as a base before. Essentially it's the starter for the soup and I add more fresh vegetables, chicken, and noodles and season more to my taste. Excellent. I'm not a big creamy soup fan but I do make an excellent potato cucumber soup my dad uses to make or ad my German roots would call it: gurken Und kartoffellsoupe
Lots of cream and milk frank. Probably right up your alley if you like the vegetables and seasoning involved.
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We will be having the afore mentioned soup on thanksgiving eve with a homemade bread of some kind.
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gurken Und kartoffellsoupe
If you do that around here, you'll have to wipe it up.
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OMG frank! I buy that brand of packaged soup, I buy the chicken noodle and cheddar broccoli, it's awesome.
I'm actually making homemade chicken soup today.
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Okay, I tried the cheddar broccoli last night, but as I'm ill, I didn't get around to commenting upon it.
My hesitation had been the cost of the product, near four bucks a package.
A package makes four cups.
Okay, I don't pay attention to proportions (obviously), and figured, "geezuz, four cups, one bowl of soup?"
Is there a soup worth four bucks a bowl?
So anyway, I followed the instructions, and much to my amazement, "four cups" is apparently about three times more than what I'd thought it'd be. Four cups are a lot. It's a good thing that by chance I used a large Corningware pot to cook it.
It looks to be about three servings per package, which makes the price reasonable, $1.33 per bowl.
After taking what I wanted, I stashed the other two-thirds into the refrigerator for later use, probably this evening.
I found the cheddar broccoli soup to be excellent, worth more than the cost of $1.33 per bowl. I reccomend it.
Next week, I'll try the cheddar potato, to see how that is. But at any rate, yeah, sure, I'd buy the cheddar broccoli.
Actually frank the instructions call for 8 cups of water per package.
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Actually frank the instructions call for 8 cups of water per package.
My package says 4 cups.
Really.
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gurken Und kartoffellsoupe
If you do that around here, you'll have to wipe it up.
You should hear I love you in German. They mean business!!!!
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My package says 4 cups.
Really.
What size bag did you get? mine says 9.3oz. use 8 cups of water.
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What size bag did you get? mine says 9.3oz. use 8 cups of water.
I had to dig into the trash to find it.
The bag says 5.5 ounces, for the creamy potato (with the damned onions in it).
Four cups of water.
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OMG frank! I buy that brand of packaged soup, I buy the chicken noodle and cheddar broccoli.....
Obviously, I got no objections to their cheddar broccoli; in fact, I bought some more last Thursday.
Any more of the creamy potato, no way.
They had the chicken noodle when I was there, but I avoided it because for some really odd peculiar strange weird reason, once I became fully-grown, chicken noodle soup started affecting my stomach; makes it feel as if a cast-iron griddle (no other discombobulations, just that feeling).
That was Campbell's chicken noodle soup, and I've avoided it for, I dunno, maybe 25 years.
But the next time I'm in the big city--the day before Thanksgiving--I'll pick up a package of Bear Creek Country Kitchens chicken noodle, to see if that's any different.
The score thus far: their cheddar broccoli +, their creamy potato -.
Of course in the latter, it's the onions, no other objection.
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I had to dig into the trash to find it.
The bag says 5.5 ounces, for the creamy potato (with the damned onions in it).
Four cups of water.
Oh, I haven't seen that size around here, they just sell the 9.3oz. bags.
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How is it compared to canned soups?
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Obviously, I got no objections to their cheddar broccoli; in fact, I bought some more last Thursday.
Any more of the creamy potato, no way.
They had the chicken noodle when I was there, but I avoided it because for some really odd peculiar strange weird reason, once I became fully-grown, chicken noodle soup started affecting my stomach; makes it feel as if a cast-iron griddle (no other discombobulations, just that feeling).
That was Campbell's chicken noodle soup, and I've avoided it for, I dunno, maybe 25 years.
But the next time I'm in the big city--the day before Thanksgiving--I'll pick up a package of Bear Creek Country Kitchens chicken noodle, to see if that's any different.
The score thus far: their cheddar broccoli +, their creamy potato -.
Of course in the latter, it's the onions, no other objection.
I haven't tried the creamy potato, just the chicken noodle and cheddar broccoli. I can't believe they put onions in the potato soup, I love onions but I don't like them in potato soup.
How is it compared to canned soups?
No comparison, the Beer Creek is a million times better.
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How is it compared to canned soups?
Better, but one has to stand in front of the stove for ten minutes stirring it.
It's a lot easier with canned soup, where one just lets it go until it nearly boils over.
But seriously, this Bear Creek stuff is miles better.
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I try to load up on it when it's on sale which isn't often, and the sale price is usually $2.99.
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Here's a pic of the homemade chicken noodle soup I'm making for dinner tonight:
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/RepublicanandProud/chickensoup.jpg)
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Mmm that looks good. I usually go non traditional leading up to thanksgiving so there isn't overload. Things like hamburgers, hot dogs, tacos. I've got kids and they'd be whining by thanksgiving if we had mashed potatoes and poultry somewhere earlier in the week so I do more summer fare if the weather is mild like it is this week.
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I found it at Kroger. It was $7 for two bags... I bought the 11 oz. potato soup and the 9 oz. chicken noodle.
Looks good.
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That's a good price, it usually goes for $3.99 here.
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Big Lots has a sale on it from time to time, and that is when I pick it up.
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Okay, I tried the Bear Creek County Kitchens creamy potato soup.
Ooops, won't buy that one again.
I forgot to read the list of ingredients.
I suppose there's a lot who like onions in potato soup.
<<not one of those people.
<<next time will read list of ingredients; don't know why I didn't this time.
:racist:
:-)
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I can't recommend the chicken noodle. I followed the directions on the package and the vegetables still came out chewy and dehydrated, never mind that the carrots were sliced like potato chips. I think I'll stick with the canned stuff from now on. The broth was okay but nothing to write home about.
The potato soup looks promising.
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I simmered last night's chicken noodle soup on the stove for an hour on the lowest setting... now we're getting somewhere.
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The carrots are a little weird, but everything is basically done in 10 minutes.
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I finally got a bowl big enough. I should have a review in a day or two.
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I simmered last night's chicken noodle soup on the stove for an hour on the lowest setting... now we're getting somewhere.
Didn't the noodles completely disintegrate by then?
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Didn't the noodles completely disintegrate by then?
Well, when you don't have teeth.......
:tongue:
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I've been slow about this, because of that awkward experience with the cream of potato soup; I'm still trying to get the taste of onion out of my mouth.
I know onions are immensely popular, and respect that, but damn, I myself don't care for them.
This afternoon I picked up a package of Bear Creek County chicken noodle soup; I'll give that a try this weekend.
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The ten minute directions on the package aren't really long enough.
Also, it made my whole kitchen stink for a week.
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I just picked up the Minestrone. The picture looked very attractive. I'll review in a while, I'll be working on my turkey soup for a while yet.
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I make all my soups from scratch. The only packaged soup I use (in a lot of recipes) is the Lipton Beefy Onion mix. I use it in my vgetable beef soup and I like to use it in my brown gravy.
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I saw a package of Bear Creek Kitchen's Beef Stroganoff pasta mix, and decided to try it for the heck of it. Way, way too salty for my tastes
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Cheddar broccoli.
Hmmm. No microwave directions. I got a big bowl. used 8 cups (seems like way too much water) and nuked it for 6 minutes. Pulled it out to stir, and the floaties are a golden brown. Not sure it that is the intended result.
kinda watery. Nuked it again for 6 minutes. same thing. tastes better. still watery.
nuked again for 6 minutes. a little thicker now. stirred up the sludge on the bottom. Might be soup.
shoot. I do not own a soup ladle. This makes a LOT of soup. I will probably have to use a measuring cup.
I'm gonna be eating this for a week.
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OK, I had two bowls. The soup thickened well by the 2nd time around. so this is a success.
Soup is good. not the best, but good. next time I'll try it with less water. I can always add more if needed.
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MM, I substituted a cup of milk for one of the waters. I had a cold, and needed extra protein. I threw a cube of butter in there as well.
For some reason, microwaves and soup don't really get along. Soup wants a stovetop.
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I tried the Minestrone, and I can't recommend it. This company has a carrot problem, and I feel like writing them. It was probably the same with the chicken noodle. Those carrot disks come out with the consistency of shoe leather. They probably want to use the disks to make it look homemade, but it's not working. They probably need a dice cut.
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MM, I substituted a cup of milk for one of the waters. I had a cold, and needed extra protein. I threw a cube of butter in there as well.
For some reason, microwaves and soup don't really get along. Soup wants a stovetop.
Reheating soups in a microwave has always worked well for me. Initial cooking DOES require a stovetop.