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You can have the turkey and all the trimmings that make up the traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. Give me the bones and let me make soup!

As I prepare for the big Thanksgiving feast, I cut extra vegetables in anticipation of soup preparation. This saves times and makes one mess. Right after we finish eating and before you can say thanks, I remove most of the meat from the carcass, throw the bones in a large pot filled with water to simmer and have a great stock in no time. Then all I have to do is pick the remaining meat off the bones, add the veggies, barley, rice or noodles, whatever I feel like at the time, and by dinner time I've got a large pot of luscious, delicious, hot soup! Add a slice of homemade bread and I'm in heaven.

When I was growing up my mom always made soup; turkey, split pea, ham and bean, chicken, leftover refrigerator surprise. I'm sorry to say I never appreciated her efforts and the pure bliss and comfort of a good bowl of home made soup until I became an adult. Soup is easy to make, a great budget stretcher, and a healthy meal. You can be real creative or keep it simple, using a recipe or not and almost anything goes.

If you need some inspiration try these books from our collection:

Soup ~ William Sonoma 641.813 WORTHINGTON

Splendid Soups ~ James Peterson 641.813 PETERSON

Tom Valente's Soups, Stews and One Pot Meals 641.8 Valente

Celebration of Soup ~ Robert Ackart 641.8 ACKART

or check-out our wonderful collection of cookbooks for countless other recipes!