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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2008

This is a delicious soup recipe base--streamlined, tasty, and nutritious. Thanks, Rita! I modified this recipe to create my first successful cream soup. I don't eat meat, and so substituted finely sliced garlic, green onions, and minced celery for the bacon. I started by sauteing the yellow onions, added the celery and green onions, and then added the garlic after the onions had softened so it wouldn't burn and become bitter. I didn't have bouillon on hand, but the vegetables made up for it. I added salt to taste to replace the salt from the bouillon. I substituted plain yogurt and a dash of lime juice for the sour cream. I took the advice of another reviewer and added several ladles of the hot soup to the separate bowl containing the egg/yogurt mixture. I mixed that well, and then returned the mixture to the hot soup pot. I took the suggestion of several others and added cayenne pepper. My partner loved it! The cayenne pepper is a keeper!

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MontyHall

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2008

it's a little bland

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Lori

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2007

This is a GREAT base recipe! Definitely needs you to add spices to your own tastes (I added garlic, a sprinkle of cayenne and some other various spices). Really great. My whole family including my picky 3 year old loved this. Excellent.

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Angi

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Olympia, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2007

Not as good as I expected from the reveiws, although not bad either. Could use more thickening. I found myself adding salt as I ate it. There is a big problem with the cooking instructions -- it says to add the dairy to the soup directly, but if you do so, it will immediately curdle and clump. That can be avoided by simply taking a bit of the hot soup liquid and mixing it with the dairy in a small bowl, and then adding it back to the soup.

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Persimmon

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2007

I substituted chicken broth for the water, omitted the bouillon cube, and added a pinch of cayenne pepper and this was delicious. A great quick meal on a cold night.

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Carol

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2006

GOod, nice flavor. I used 3 onions and 5 potatoes. The recipe calls for perhaps a bit too many onions. Next time I make it I will use 2 or less onions. And use a big pot! Taste overall is very good.

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K. T. K.

Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2006

I had high hopes for this recipe. When I was in high school, I had an operation that required my jaw be wired shut for 6 weeks. So all my food had to be liquid and my father used to make me a nice mixture of bacon, eggs, potato with milk. I was hoping this recipe would be like it. No luck. I substituted half and half for the sour cream. The result was a pastelike tasteless mass whose only flavor was of too strong onion.

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KAAPER

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2005

I LOVED this soup! Husband - who isn't a big potato fan - thought that it was pretty good. The only changes I made were to use canned chickie broth instead of water, and I didn't bother with the egg yolks. I very nearly used heavy cream instead of sour cream, and I am so glad I didn't. It was so delicious! I will definitely be making this again. Thanks, Rita!

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Caroline C

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2005

Great - was fun to cook this!! For the liquid - I used 3 cups water and 1 and 1/4 cup of evaporated milk. I also was out of bouillon cubes - so just used a lot of salt/pepper/beau monde seasoning. I let this soup simmer for an hour on low - with lots of stirring. I also decreased the sour cream - I only had 1 cup!! I mixed dried parsley in with the egg yolk/sour cream and let sit before mixing with the soup. Deeee-licious!!!

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