Making Soup

Jack was in a soup making mood yesterday. He put his first attempt (some sort of vegetable and tuna chowder) on the stove and we both forgot it about. I was in a room where the burning smell didn’t reach and Jack was downstairs. The pot was a mess, but I have manage to clean it using a trick my grandmother taught me: boiling water in the charred pot with a lot of baking soda in it. This loosens the burned gunk so you can get it off without a chisel. I’ve save a lot of pots over the years with this method, since Jack and I are both easily distracted. Curious, I looked up the chemical explanation using Google.

Since I don’t really care for vegetable and tuna chowder, I suggested he make potato soup for his second attempt and we found this recipe for Creamy Potato Soup. It was excellent.