Soups: The Soupification© of Leftover Scalloped Potatoes and Leftover Broccoli

Subject: The Soupification© of Leftover Scalloped Potatoes and Leftover Broccoli
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: Melba's Jammin' (barbschaller at earthlink.net)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:14:55 -0600
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When I prepared the Ham For Eternity last week, I fixed too many sides: broccoli, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, red cabbage (OK, Rob fixed the red cabbage). I'd used three potatoes for the dish and I doubt we ate the equivalent of one of them. We have leftovers of all but the beans.

My plan is to do a Musgovian Potato-Broccoli Soup. I'm figuring to fry some bacon slices and then fry up some diced onion in the little bacon fat that this stuff will give up. Then I'll heat the (soupy, btw) spuds, mash or stick-blend them some and add the broccoli (I'll chop the too-big for soup pieces), and maybe some half and half and/or chicken broth and garnish with the cooked bacon pieces. Heat to a simmer, grind little pepper and I'm thinking Gloria will wish I was cooking in her kitchen while she and DH shovel out. I may sneak some shredded cheese into the soup just because. (I deleted the rest of that last thought because it was not very charitable.)

Sounds like a pretty good supper, doesn't it? It probably isn't what anyone else might serve with the leftover gyros from yesterday's lunch at the Midtown Global Market location of Holy Land Deli, but I don't much care about that. Unless it's Bubba Vic who scoffs and then I'll be penitent. <coughchokegasp> Yeah, right.

I could add some ham bits, but I the bacon is verging on the Musgovian, too.
From: "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" (shopalot at foodsource.eat)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:42:30 GMT
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Sounds good Barb. Also very creative. Let us know how it turns out.

Michael <- Ramsey on lap
From: Jill McQuown
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:04:25 -0600
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I've used leftover scalloped potatoes to make soup. It's a great way to use up those spuds. Since there's already milk or cream in them I just add enough chicken broth to make it soup-like. Yes, bacon bits or diced ham go in the mix. I wing it on herbs and definitely stir in grated cheddar.
From: Melba's Jammin' (barbschaller at earthlink.net)
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:10:14 -0600
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Pictures are posted on my dotmac site, along with how it went. Good stuff.
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller/Hanging_Out_with_The_Tattooed_Lady/Blahblahblog/Entries/2006/12/29_The_Soupification_%C2%A9_of_Scalloped_Potatoes.html [dead link]
From: Mr Libido Incognito (Not at vaild.null)
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 03:37:06 GMT
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> When I prepared the Ham For Eternity last week, I fixed too many sides:
> broccoli, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, red cabbage (OK, Rob fixed
> the red cabbage).

What?!?? No beets...Shame on you

> My plan is to do a Musgovian Potato-Broccoli Soup.

Borscht is a real easy starter for mustgovian soup...But requires Beets.