Comments on: Tightwad Tuesday: My Favorite Frugal Soup Recipe

By: The scientist

The scientist — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:29:09 +0000

Bravo great recipe. Thank you veeeeeery much.

By: Marci

Marci — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:10:24 +0000

Jenni – I use whatever’s safe, handy, airtight, mouseproof, and mostly free. Glass jars, chipped canning jars, plastic jars, larger babyfood jars, tins, tupperware, etc.

For the big tins that I use for my dried fruits, I separate them in ziptop sandwich bags – the bags can be used over and over until they leak air. My veggies I tend to keep in ziptop bags all in a gallon glass jar. I keep onions and chives totally separate from everything else tho. Keep in a dark cool place… I think the dark part is more important than the cool.

By: Jenni

Jenni — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:25:55 +0000

What containers are the best to save beans, and dried products in? I want to get beans and other things to save, to make soups and other things.

By: Marci

Marci — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:20:26 +0000

PS – all those surplus garden veggies that I dried all summer long go into the stews for real frugal meals in fall/winter/spring!

Dehydrated veggies come out great in the crockpot! The onions, carrots, and celery in your recipe will hopefully all be in my dried veggie stock from my garden surplus.

By: Marci

Marci — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:16:13 +0000

Ah! My secret ingredient in most of my soups/stews! Liquid Smoke! That and a dash of Soy sauce. My kids still know it’s Mom’s stew if it has those two ingredients…. now they use both in their homes also! We usually had corn bread with it.

I usually start the beans the night before, then turn them off to soak in warm water overnight. I haven’t had a problem with them getting mushy.

If I am in a hurry,or forget to do the beans the night before, I’ll pressure cook the dry beans with a lot of water for 30 minutes, then throw them in the crockpot with the rest of the ingredients. About the same results :)

By: Susy

Susy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:37:16 +0000

Sounds delicious! I’m always game for a different soup recipe, can’t wait to try it. All we eat in the fall/winter/spring is bean soup & homemade bread. Cheap and best of all healthy!!!