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is National Soup Month! |
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Clam-chowder fans, tomato-soup aficionados, and lentil-soup lovers all
know that, as the well-known Campbell's jingle says, "soup is good food."
But they (and you) may not know that January is the month to proclaim
your love for liquid repast. (Hey! not the alcoholic kind…this is a family
website!) Yes, it's National Soup Month.
Milestones in the history of soup include the invention of iron and bronze
pots, as well as the development of stock cubes, powdering and canning
methods…and the appearance of the so-called "Soup Nazi" on TV sitcom "Seinfeld."
(You can still visit -- and perhaps be terrorized by -- Al Yeganeh, the
inspiration for the character, at Al's Soup Kitchen in Manhattan).
Before you plan your trip to soup mecca, here's a selection of books
sure to increase your appreciation for the hearty liquid. Happy slurping!
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Soup:
A Way of Life
by Barbara
Kafka
Kafka, a popular food writer and author of Microwave
Gourmet, shares in this book nearly 300 recipes for a wide variety
of soups, as well as personal essays about her family and her own evolution
as an epicure. Recipes for hot and cold soups -- that may serve as main
courses or appetizers -- include Ginger Scallop Soup, Spicy Peanut Butter
Soup, and Vichyssoise of Red Pepper.
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The
Soup Has Many Eyes: From Shtetl to Chicago -- One Family's Journey Through
History
by
Joann
Rose Leonard
Have you ever
wondered what it might be like to sit down and talk with departed family
members, to ask them to tell you stories about the events, the people,
that shaped their lives…and now, so many years later, shape yours? In
The Soup Has Many Eyes, Leonard did just that: she writes a book-length
letter to her sons Joshua and Jonny, in which she talks of making soup
using her great-grandmother's recipe. Then, as she stirs the broth, she
is visited by her ancestors -- they sit in the kitchen with her and have
soup while they tell her their dramatic stories about escaping from pogroms,
and, later, establishing a new life in America. An inventive, engrossing
memoir.
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The
Soup Bone
by Tony
Johnston and
Margot
Tomes
In this funny and charming children's book, a lonely old lady digs in
her garden for a soup bone…and unearths a playful skeleton, who delights
in scaring her and startling her dog. Then, they sup soup together, whereupon
they become friends. A priceless line: "I was looking for a soup bone,
and I found company." We should all be so lucky!
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Soup
Should Be Seen, Not Heard: The Kid's Etiquette Book
by
Beth
Brainard
and Sheila
Behr
In this fun,
illustration-laden take on manners for the table and beyond, Brainard
and Behr advise kids on the proper ways to use the telephone, introduce
themselves, and, yes, eat soup! Quiet spooning, good, slurping, bad.
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