It's early in the morning and I am starting some potato soup. I have the kerosene burner on in the living room and want to have the kitchen stove going, too. So I will peel the potatoes and put them in my pot and let them cook in the oven. I had the butcher crack some ham hocks in the middle, so I have two pieces about the size of a baking potato. I put one in my soup. I put in salt and pepper and an onion slice, to be discarded. I put in some cut up carrots, just a little for color. I like my potato soup to look mellow and sort of yellow. I put in celery seed, as I had no celery.
Also, I get a bottle of McCormicks Soup Greens? I splurge on that. I got mine on sale for a buck, but I imagine it costs more than that, usually. But it lasts a long time. I use it for soups. I sprinkle about a tablespoon over the top. It has dried bits of tomatoes and carrots and other greens. It just makes your soup look festive, ya know? Colorful and appetizing.
Papa and I have to do errands this morning, so my soup will just simmer in the stove for the morning. I put it on about 350
