Granny Grumbles' Soup/Dip or Topping Mix |
[Update: This has also been submitted to Grow Your Own, a monthly blogging event that celebrates the dishes we create from foods we’ve grown, raised, foraged, or hunted ourselves. You'll find chefs from all over the world sharing their recipes and, once the collection is posted, I'll be updating with that link. Meanwhile, there's still time (until June 30th) for you to share one of your recipes, too.]
The garden is producing lots of goodies and the dehydrator has been performing a yeoman's job. I wanted the mix to be nourishing and very tasty, so there was a little bit of this and a little bit of that put into the grinder and fine-powdered. The herbs were fresh from the garden, too, and dried beautifully. I made vegetarian (the ones with the ""V" on them) and then both chicken and beef based packets, using some powdered bouillion. And, for my own personal use, there will continue to be packets made for flavoring and thickening of soups, sauces, and stuffings.
I used equal parts of dehydrated broccoli, potatoes, carrots, baby limas, peas, summer squash, onions, and tomatoes. For added sweetness, I doubled the corn. That brought the powdered veggies to half the height of this jar (or just over two cups). The herbs and spices were also powdered. To the veggies, I added 1 teaspoon each of celery leaves, mace, arrowroot, marjoram, oregano; one-half teaspoon each of mint, lavender, garlic powder, salt, and sugar; one-quarter teaspoon of black pepper and one-eighth teaspoon of chipotle pepper. The soups got one tablespoon of pasta stars. I filled the vegetarian packets, first, then divided the rest in half and added the bouillions. The packets were made from snack sized ziploc bags, reduced to three by using the sealing part only of my vacuum-seal machine.
Making the packets |
Have I fulfilled the requirements? Let's see...
Does the mix cook fast? Check
Is it lightweight? Check
Does it taste good? Check
[Hmmm. Think I'll leave a little note in his bag about it being almost Christmas and how he can multi-task by using the steeping time to plan his MIL gift list.]
Now, that I've gotten you started, will you share the mixes you've created with us?

what a neat blog you have! i've never heard of solar cooking... but i'm so intrigued! i'll be back to check out more recipes!
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by my blog!
I can't wait to do some real cooking during my 12 week work break. Guess where I'll be coming for hints, tips, and advice?
ReplyDeleteHi, We certainly seem to think alike because I do something very similar. I make and take mine to work for an easy lunch.
ReplyDeleteHi Sharlene! What a great idea to make your own powdered soup mix, it's certainly better than the preservative-laden varieties at the store. Thanks so much for sharing it with Grow Your Own.
ReplyDeleteLast year I made an herb mixture with aromatic herbs from my garden and it was so good! This year I'm repeating the experiment taking notes of the exact amount of ingredients.
ReplyDeleteI love your little packages!
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