Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Carol" Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: What's for supper tonight? Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:18:48 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: <673a864e$5$20$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <673b5bb1$5$3831$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:18:49 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="cca9da5516b125e06cd2f375996fabba"; logging-data="2145649"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/MacbWlnTKJSpc1MyIW1Pn" User-Agent: XanaNews/1.21-f3fb89f (x86; Portable ISpell) Cancel-Lock: sha1:zhiPi9rt7B3EnZii1N4dbeGeUGQ= Bytes: 2561 jmcquown wrote: > On 11/18/2024 2:03 PM, Carol wrote: > > jmcquown wrote: > > > > > On 11/18/2024 10:22 AM, Michael Trew wrote: > > > > On 11/17/2024 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote: > > > > > On 11/17/2024 7:11 PM, Michael Trew wrote: > > > > > > Idaho/russet potatoes were on sale BOGO 10 lb bags, so we > > > > > > have a big pot of potato soup simmering on the stove top > > > > > > this chilly evening.  I pulled a quart bag of home made > > > > > > stock from the freezer, but I don't remember if it's beef > > > > > > or poultry.  I guess it will be a surprise when the soup > > > > > > is done.  :) > > > > > > > > > > Have you not learned to label things you put in the freezer?  > > > > > IMO potato soup is best made with chicken stock. > > > > > > > > > > Jill > > > > > > > > One would think I'd have learned by now, but I froze it some > > > > time ago. I'm pretty sure that it was poultry stock.  Either > > > > way, the soup turned out well, and the kids asked for seconds. > > > > > > I'm glad everyone enjoyed the soup. Get yourself a marker and put > > > the date and contents on whatever you're freezing. Unless you > > > prefer guessing. ;) > > > > > > Jill > > > > Thin role of masking tape works to write on for most containers. > > Plain old Scotch tape works, too. Write the date & contents on it > with a Sharpie marker. > > Jill Yes but I find the masking tape easier to remove.