Kansas City, Missouri

I REALLY hate to do this but I cannot possibly give this a better rating. I read all of the other reviews VERY carefully and used broth instead of cubes and WAY less water. If you would have used the water it called for I can't even imagine how watery it would be? I also had to add a lot more seasoning and however the taste was good in the end, it came out very thin and their were no peas left but only a few clumps of green mush. I won't even go into how I tried to remedy it but it didn't work either. I really don't know what to say except one would have to use just a few cups of broth only, more seasoning, and alot less cooking time for it to come out okay? I was anxious to try this and had been planning it for weeks and I am very sorry I had to rate so poorly.

I am giving this a five due to the creativity, the uniqueness of it, the overall easy preperation, and the wonderful flavor combination that made it have its own exotic taste. I did change of a few things yes but with the exception of the 4 tsps. of onion salt, I think the recipe would be very tasty as written. I boiled some peeled diced potatoes in chicken stock as I browned about a half of pound of ground beef and then later added both to the soup ( I like a more hearty soup). I used more pickles and juice and even left some of my pickles in bigger hunks because I really wanted to taste the pickles. VERY good and very unique and even though this is not a soup I would want on a weekly basis, I will be making it over and over throughout the years. Oh, also thought I'd mention that for me 2 tablespoons of butter was not enough to whisk a 1/2 cup of flour but that might have just been me. Pretty simple fix to just keep adding butter until you get your flour smooth but thought I'd mention it in case anyone had any troubles there. Thank you for the most unusual soup this soup loving gal has ever tried!

I'm giving it a 4 because as written I think it would be dull. I used the Unlce Ben's original wild rice as another review suggested and used the 23 herb seasoning packet that came with it instead of the salt and chicken poultry seasoning. I also used carrots, celery, and mushrooms but only because I prefer some subtance in the cream. This was an excellent meal and VERY filling. I will make this often!