Thread: Asparagus Soup

On May 21, 3:44*pm, Melba's Jammin' <barbschal...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> Recipe-method snipped....
> It's tasty. *And mine, all mine.
Well, %$#nit, next time double and invite me...;-( Sounds extra
tasty. I'll be going for take-out at a local, superior Mexican place
to pick up a favorite, as good as mine but without my time and work,
huev's-ranch dinner with an extra cheesy, light salsa quesadiller on
the side. Learned something interesting on the Food channel about
choosing Ortegas that I'll be trying next time 'round with this cook:
straight stems are the milder chilis, while the stems that curl
indicate more heat.
....Pouting, soon to be grinning Picks

In article <[email protected]>,
Melba's Jammin' <[email protected]> wrote:

> I cooked the spears in a skillet with water and reserved the cooking
> liquid (maybe 1 cup).
>
> I made a roux of butter, flour, and about 1/3 cup minced onion and
> cooked it slowly for a few minutes. While that was happening, I cut the
> spears into 1/2" pieces.
>
> I dumped in the reserved liquid, a tablespoon of low-salt chicken base,
> about a quart of water, a small handful of dried leaf celery (crumbled)
> and a small handful of dehydrated New Zealand spinach (crumbled), the
> asparagus cuts and brought it a boil.
>
> At serving time I heated a bowlful and then added about 1/4 cup half and
> half and a couple grinds of black pepper.
>
> It's tasty. And mine, all mine.

Sounds good from here. ;-d

The only thing I really do differently from a basic asparagus soup is to
take the tough ends I snapped, cook those down first and run them thru
the china cap to get an asparagus mash to add back the soup.
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On Thu, 21 May 2009 20:59:11 -0500, Omelet <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>The only thing I really do differently from a basic asparagus soup is to
>take the tough ends I snapped, cook those down first and run them thru
>the china cap to get an asparagus mash to add back the soup.

Holy carp, where did you find an affordable China Cap? I've wanted
one for decades, but I don't buy it after I look at the price.

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estate sales usually have china cap with or with out legs if the owner
did any canning unless what I am mistaking what china cap you are
talking about. A new one is usually under $20 at hardware stores
around here.

In article
<[email protected]>,
PickyJaz <[email protected]> wrote:

> On May 21, 3:44*pm, Melba's Jammin' <barbschal...@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > Recipe-method snipped....
> > It's tasty. *And mine, all mine.
> Well, %$#nit, next time double and invite me...;-(

Lissen, Dearie, my door's allus open for you. There's still zoop in the
fridge; I may fix some for breakfast. A couple of phone calls have just
turned my day inside out. Light a candle, eh?
(snip)
> choosing Ortegas that I'll be trying next time 'round with this cook:
> straight stems are the milder chilis, while the stems that curl
> indicate more heat.

Hah! That's interesting to know! Thanks.
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"Omelet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]..
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Melba's Jammin' <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I cooked the spears in a skillet with water and reserved the cooking
>> liquid (maybe 1 cup).
>>
>> I made a roux of butter, flour, and about 1/3 cup minced onion and
>> cooked it slowly for a few minutes. While that was happening, I cut the
>> spears into 1/2" pieces.
>>
>> I dumped in the reserved liquid, a tablespoon of low-salt chicken base,
>> about a quart of water, a small handful of dried leaf celery (crumbled)
>> and a small handful of dehydrated New Zealand spinach (crumbled), the
>> asparagus cuts and brought it a boil.
>>
>> At serving time I heated a bowlful and then added about 1/4 cup half and
>> half and a couple grinds of black pepper.
>>
>> It's tasty. And mine, all mine.
>
> Sounds good from here. ;-d
>
> The only thing I really do differently from a basic asparagus soup is to
> take the tough ends I snapped, cook those down first and run them thru
> the china cap to get an asparagus mash to add back the soup.

Hi Om,
Would a food mill work the same way for the woody ends?

Jon

On Fri, 22 May 2009 04:17:46 -0700 (PDT), pamjd <[email protected]>
wrote:

>estate sales usually have china cap with or with out legs if the owner
>did any canning unless what I am mistaking what china cap you are
>talking about. A new one is usually under $20 at hardware stores
>around here.

I'm thinking big (capacity in quarts) - a solid piece of metal with
lots of holes. If what I've seen was only $20 new, I would have had
one a long time ago. We don't have many hardware stores around here.
I'll try to find one and see what they have. Hardware stores are
always good for basic old fashioned cookware. I've never thought of a
china cap as hardware store material before though. I went into high
end cooking shops and restaurant supply stores to drool and be scared
away by the prices (the last one I looked at was around $100), but in
fact - a small one would suit my purposes just fine these days.
Thanks!

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Fri, 22 May 2009 10:07:24 -0400, "Zeppo" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Omelet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news[email protected]..
>>
>> The only thing I really do differently from a basic asparagus soup is to
>> take the tough ends I snapped, cook those down first and run them thru
>> the china cap to get an asparagus mash to add back the soup.
>
>Hi Om,
>Would a food mill work the same way for the woody ends?
>
Most likely. Use what you've got.


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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

In article <[email protected]>,
sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 21 May 2009 20:59:11 -0500, Omelet <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >The only thing I really do differently from a basic asparagus soup is to
> >take the tough ends I snapped, cook those down first and run them thru
> >the china cap to get an asparagus mash to add back the soup.
>
> Holy carp, where did you find an affordable China Cap? I've wanted
> one for decades, but I don't buy it after I look at the price.

I inherited it from mom... <sigh>

A Victorio strainer also works for such jobs but is, while less work to
use, more work to clean. I also got that from mom. She used it
religiously to remove skins and seeds to make grape and blackberry or
dewberry jelly.
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In article <[email protected]>,
"Zeppo" <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Omelet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news[email protected]..
> > In article <barbschaller-17CA17.17444321[email protected]>,
> > Melba's Jammin' <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> I cooked the spears in a skillet with water and reserved the cooking
> >> liquid (maybe 1 cup).
> >>
> >> I made a roux of butter, flour, and about 1/3 cup minced onion and
> >> cooked it slowly for a few minutes. While that was happening, I cut the
> >> spears into 1/2" pieces.
> >>
> >> I dumped in the reserved liquid, a tablespoon of low-salt chicken base,
> >> about a quart of water, a small handful of dried leaf celery (crumbled)
> >> and a small handful of dehydrated New Zealand spinach (crumbled), the
> >> asparagus cuts and brought it a boil.
> >>
> >> At serving time I heated a bowlful and then added about 1/4 cup half and
> >> half and a couple grinds of black pepper.
> >>
> >> It's tasty. And mine, all mine.
> >
> > Sounds good from here. ;-d
> >
> > The only thing I really do differently from a basic asparagus soup is to
> > take the tough ends I snapped, cook those down first and run them thru
> > the china cap to get an asparagus mash to add back the soup.
>
> Hi Om,
> Would a food mill work the same way for the woody ends?
>
> Jon

Yes indeedy! And probably take less muscle work. <g>
Freeze the woody ends until you have a batch large enough to mess with.
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In article <[email protected]>,
sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, 22 May 2009 04:17:46 -0700 (PDT), pamjd <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >estate sales usually have china cap with or with out legs if the owner
> >did any canning unless what I am mistaking what china cap you are
> >talking about. A new one is usually under $20 at hardware stores
> >around here.
>
> I'm thinking big (capacity in quarts) - a solid piece of metal with
> lots of holes. If what I've seen was only $20 new, I would have had
> one a long time ago. We don't have many hardware stores around here.
> I'll try to find one and see what they have. Hardware stores are
> always good for basic old fashioned cookware. I've never thought of a
> china cap as hardware store material before though. I went into high
> end cooking shops and restaurant supply stores to drool and be scared
> away by the prices (the last one I looked at was around $100), but in
> fact - a small one would suit my purposes just fine these days.
> Thanks!

<lol> My china cap certainly is not a large one! :-)
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On Fri, 22 May 2009 12:52:24 -0500, Omelet wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 22 May 2009 04:17:46 -0700 (PDT), pamjd <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>estate sales usually have china cap with or with out legs if the owner
>>>did any canning unless what I am mistaking what china cap you are
>>>talking about. A new one is usually under $20 at hardware stores
>>>around here.
>>
>> I'm thinking big (capacity in quarts) - a solid piece of metal with
>> lots of holes. If what I've seen was only $20 new, I would have had
>> one a long time ago. We don't have many hardware stores around here.
>> I'll try to find one and see what they have. Hardware stores are
>> always good for basic old fashioned cookware. I've never thought of a
>> china cap as hardware store material before though. I went into high
>> end cooking shops and restaurant supply stores to drool and be scared
>> away by the prices (the last one I looked at was around $100), but in
>> fact - a small one would suit my purposes just fine these days.
>> Thanks!
>
> <lol> My china cap certainly is not a large one! :-)

god damn it, every time i see 'china cap' i still think 'dutch cap.'

your pal,
blake

On May 21, 11:51�pm, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 21 May 2009 20:59:11 -0500, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >The only thing I really do differently from a basic asparagus soup is to
> >take the tough ends I snapped, cook those down first and run them thru
> >the china cap to get an asparagus mash to add back the soup.
>
> Holy carp, where did you find an affordable China Cap? �I've wanted
> one for decades, but I don't buy it after I look at the price.
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.

What on earth is a China Cap?? Sound like some sort of birthcontrol
device...

Rosie

In article <[email protected]>,
blake murphy <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, 22 May 2009 12:52:24 -0500, Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > sf <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 22 May 2009 04:17:46 -0700 (PDT), pamjd <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>estate sales usually have china cap with or with out legs if the owner
> >>>did any canning unless what I am mistaking what china cap you are
> >>>talking about. A new one is usually under $20 at hardware stores
> >>>around here.
> >>
> >> I'm thinking big (capacity in quarts) - a solid piece of metal with
> >> lots of holes. If what I've seen was only $20 new, I would have had
> >> one a long time ago. We don't have many hardware stores around here.
> >> I'll try to find one and see what they have. Hardware stores are
> >> always good for basic old fashioned cookware. I've never thought of a
> >> china cap as hardware store material before though. I went into high
> >> end cooking shops and restaurant supply stores to drool and be scared
> >> away by the prices (the last one I looked at was around $100), but in
> >> fact - a small one would suit my purposes just fine these days.
> >> Thanks!
> >
> > <lol> My china cap certainly is not a large one! :-)
>
> god damn it, every time i see 'china cap' i still think 'dutch cap.'
>
> your pal,
> blake

Why? :-)
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In article
<[email protected]>,
rosie <[email protected]> wrote:

> On May 21, 11:51?pm, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 21 May 2009 20:59:11 -0500, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > >The only thing I really do differently from a basic asparagus soup is to
> > >take the tough ends I snapped, cook those down first and run them thru
> > >the china cap to get an asparagus mash to add back the soup.
> >
> > Holy carp, where did you find an affordable China Cap? ?I've wanted
> > one for decades, but I don't buy it after I look at the price.
> >
>
> What on earth is a China Cap?? Sound like some sort of birthcontrol
> device...
>
> Rosie

A kitchen tool for straining out a puree:

http://www.kegworks.com/product.php?productid=172182

:-)
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On May 23, 11:16�am, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article
> <9a110eb0-7ec6-4278-9391-1f6406698...@j18g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
>
>
>
>
>
> �rosie <RMi1013...@aol.com> wrote:
> > On May 21, 11:51?pm, sf �<s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 21 May 2009 20:59:11 -0500, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > >The only thing I really do differently from a basic asparagus soup is to
> > > >take the tough ends I snapped, cook those down first and run them thru
> > > >the china cap to get an asparagus mash to add back the soup.
>
> > > Holy carp, where did you find an affordable China Cap? ?I've wanted
> > > one for decades, but I don't buy it after I look at the price.
>
> > What on earth is a China Cap?? Sound like some sort of birthcontrol
> > device...
>
> > Rosie
>
> A kitchen tool for straining out a puree:
>
> http://www.kegworks.com/product.php?productid=172182
>
> :-)
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
> It's about learning to dance in the rain.
> -- Anon.
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Thank you! never heard of it before!

Rosie

In article
<[email protected]>,
rosie <[email protected]> wrote:

> On May 23, 11:16?am, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article
> > <9a110eb0-7ec6-4278-9391-1f6406698...@j18g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ?rosie <RMi1013...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > On May 21, 11:51?pm, sf ?<s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 21 May 2009 20:59:11 -0500, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> >
> > > > >The only thing I really do differently from a basic asparagus soup is
> > > > >to
> > > > >take the tough ends I snapped, cook those down first and run them thru
> > > > >the china cap to get an asparagus mash to add back the soup.
> >
> > > > Holy carp, where did you find an affordable China Cap? ?I've wanted
> > > > one for decades, but I don't buy it after I look at the price.
> >
> > > What on earth is a China Cap?? Sound like some sort of birthcontrol
> > > device...
> >
> > > Rosie
> >
> > A kitchen tool for straining out a puree:
> >
> > http://www.kegworks.com/product.php?productid=172182
> >
> Thank you! never heard of it before!
>
> Rosie

Cheers! :-)

They are especially handy for removing the seeds from cook tomatoes.
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On Sat, 23 May 2009 11:14:45 -0500, Omelet <[email protected]>
wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> blake murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 22 May 2009 12:52:24 -0500, Omelet wrote:
>>
>> > In article <[email protected]>,
>> > sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > <lol> My china cap certainly is not a large one! :-)
>>
>> god damn it, every time i see 'china cap' i still think 'dutch cap.'
>>
Because the word "cap" doesn't remind him of food, it reminds him of
headwear.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Omelet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> blake murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 22 May 2009 12:52:24 -0500, Omelet wrote:
>>
>> > In article <[email protected]>,
>> > sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Fri, 22 May 2009 04:17:46 -0700 (PDT), pamjd <[email protected]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>estate sales usually have china cap with or with out legs if the owner
>> >>>did any canning unless what I am mistaking what china cap you are
>> >>>talking about. A new one is usually under $20 at hardware stores
>> >>>around here.
>> >>
>> >> I'm thinking big (capacity in quarts) - a solid piece of metal with
>> >> lots of holes. If what I've seen was only $20 new, I would have had
>> >> one a long time ago. We don't have many hardware stores around here.
>> >> I'll try to find one and see what they have. Hardware stores are
>> >> always good for basic old fashioned cookware. I've never thought of a
>> >> china cap as hardware store material before though. I went into high
>> >> end cooking shops and restaurant supply stores to drool and be scared
>> >> away by the prices (the last one I looked at was around $100), but in
>> >> fact - a small one would suit my purposes just fine these days.
>> >> Thanks!
>> >
>> > <lol> My china cap certainly is not a large one! :-)
>>
>> god damn it, every time i see 'china cap' i still think 'dutch cap.'
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Why? :-)
>
>
The Mick should be reminded of his school days when for most of the time he
sat in the corner facing the wall wearing a DUNCE cap.