Good soup is too easy to make and put up in mason jars to futz around with cans -- with the solitary exception of tomato soup, of course, which being the de rigueur accompaniment of a grilled cheese (I make mine with Swiss) is a pantry must-have.
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Good soup is too easy to make and put up in mason jars to futz around with cans -- with the solitary exception of tomato soup, of course, which being the de rigueur accompaniment of a grilled cheese (I make mine with Swiss) is a pantry must-have.
Yeah? Then explain all the cans of menudo I see at the local Mexican supermarket....Quote:
Originally Posted by KA5PIU
I agree. the low salt soups are pretty darn good when you add salt to them.
Hey, Juanitas isnt that bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
A lot of the "low sodium" soups are replacing table salt with sea salt. Offhand, I don't know what is different about sea salt than NaCl, but that might explain the different taste.
It could be nothing more than your taste buds are so conditioned to high-salt foods that you haven't adjusted yet to lower salts, and as a result, everything seems bland. I get that complaint from the boss all the time, because I keep salt during cooking to a minimum. I've adjusted to it, she hasn't. And yes, I can taste the differences when we go out to eat.
Personally, I can make a chicken soup (with vegetables) that will knock the socks off anything you can buy in the store. I just need the time to get the ingredients, prepare them, and simmer it. Slow cookers and crock pots are great for this... do the prep work the night before, leave in the fridge overnight, then let it cook during the day. House smells a lot better that way too (sure beats the usual house smell of "dog in need of a bath who's been sleeping on all the couches all day")
Not much difference between the two. Both are sodium chloride, one kind from evaporated seawater, the other from salt mines formed by the evaporation of really old seawater.Quote:
Originally Posted by W3WN
Sea salt may have more trace minerals in it than table salt, if the table salt has been purified after mining. Table salt also has iodine added to help prevent goiter, which may also account for the different taste.
If you haven't heard enough yet, check out the book "Salt" by Mark Kurlansky, which gives a detailed but still fascinating history of salt production, use, and taxation. There's also another book "The Great Hedge of India", which describes just how far an imperial power will go to ensure a market for its goods.
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