Wasatch Soup Swap!!!

[salt_phoenix]

January is NATIONAL SOUP MONTH!!!

And
January 24th is National Soup Swap Day!!!

Let's have a WASATCH SOUP SWAP!!!

[salt_phoenix]

This WILL be happening in Salt Lake City for anyone who is interested!

When: Thursday, January 22nd 6:30pm
Where: Wasatch Commons Community Space*
What: Soup Swap!**

How?

Make and freeze 6 INDIVIDUAL quarts of home made soup.
Bring them.
Discuss them.
Sample Soup.
Drink wine.
Swap them.
Socialize.
Go home with Six Different home-made soups for your freezer!

ALL kinds of soups encouraged: Vegan, Veggie, Broth-Based!!
EVERYONE welcome! (partners & littles)

Still reading? Then you will want to read these:
Soup Swap Guidelines &
The Telling of Soup

*Along with your 6 quarts of frozen home-made soup, please bring at least ONE can of food for The Utah Food Bank :
**pm me to rsvp, for address & soup swap guidelines

[emma_goldman]

this sounds really great! I checked out the link you posted... : (with a spoon).

[Ameliasisco]

This is a great idea! Six meals for the effort of one big pot of soup; brilliant! I'm definitely in.

[Ianthe]

I would do this, but I fear I may be the only vegan to participate.... anyone else vegan?

[salt_phoenix]

LizzyQ: There might be a few veggie soups there, but I don't know about vegan. If you have vegan friends, you should invite them to assure some!! The more soup the better!!! :
I know emma_goldman makes a mighty fine vegan stew/soup!

[Ianthe]

Originally Posted by salt_phoenix

LizzyQ: There might be a few veggie soups there, but I don't know about vegan. If you have vegan friends, you should invite them to assure some!! The more soup the better!!! :
I know emma_goldman makes a mighty fine vegan stew/soup!

I'll repost to myspace and facebook to see if I can round-up some more veggie friends

[purplepetal21]

So if more then 6 people RSVP are we going to need to bring more? Hey I would love to have 12 quarts of premade soup in my freezer. It would be like I died and went to soup heaven!!!

[salt_phoenix]

Originally Posted by purplepetal21

So if more then 6 people RSVP are we going to need to bring more? Hey I would love to have 12 quarts of premade soup in my freezer. It would be like I died and went to soup heaven!!!

I already know there is going to be more than us MDC'ers there. Many at Wasatch Commons are already eager to join in, I have a few family members. BRING ANYONE that LOVES TO COOK AND EAT SOUP!
You may not be able to take home EVERY soup there, but you get to choose which soups you take home!
If you want 12 quarts, you have to BRING 12 quarts. (preferably 2 different kinds at that point! Variety is key!)
You will receive back as many quarts as you bring.

You will find the Seattle groups Soup Swap Guidelines HERE.

OH! And we will have The Telling of Soup. Because every soup has a story.

[delfuego]

Count me in!!! I'm dreaming right now about what kind of soup to make!

[salt_phoenix]

BUMP!

What to Bring:
Bring SIX quarts of a frozen soup. (1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups = 32 fluid ounces).
Bring six quarts of the same soup if possible, but if you show up with two kinds of soup
to make the required SIX quarts we will not turn you away - the real requirement is that
everyone has the same amount of soup in same size containers.

Be mindful of soups that do not freeze well, like potato or cream soups. If you do this
type of soup, perhaps send them in separate containers or give last minute instructions,
"after heating, add 1 cup cream", for example. Identify your soups with labels or marker
in case your containers look the same as someone else?s. And finally, be sure to include
any necessary ?accessories? to your soup, like cheese (also in a freezable container).

What to Expect:
6:30 - Arrive promptly with your 6 quarts of frozen soup. EAT SOUP! (provided) DRINK
WINE! (you bring)
7:30 - the Telling of the Soup! This is each chef's opportunity to talk about what makes
their soup special. Is it organic? It is spicy? Does it have anything someone might not
be able to eat? Is it a treasured recipe?
8:00 - the soup swap! Participants will each be given a number. Person #1 picks the first
soup, Person #2 the second and so on, until everyone has selected a soup. Repeat six
times until all the soup is gone.
8:30 - Everyone should now be leaving with the same amount of soup, but now it is a
wonderful mix of soup!

Etcetera:

* Please bring an item to share: Wine, bread, cheese, crackers, fruit...
* You don't have to be present to participate. Just make arrangements to drop off the
soup, and choose someone to pick your soups for you (proxy pickers will pick last).
* If you bring a non-perishable food item (or two), we'll donate it to the Utah Food
Bank.

Please RSVP!

[mamakah]

2 possibly 3 of us will be there!

This is an rsvp for possibly 3, most likely 2!

[Attached Mamma]

We're in for sure!! Thanks for setting this up Julie! 2 adults and 2 children. I also asked a few friends if they were interested so I'll RSVP for them if they are going to come.

Julie v.

[purplepetal21]

RSVP: One eagerly waiting Jennifer and one hungery hubby named Bill (the real chef in our home) and possibly one grinning little girl!! That makes 3.

Thanks for the link Julie. It was very helpful. Before reading we were thinking of making our potatoe cheese and broccli masterpiece but now we have decided to bring our Four Grain Tomato!!! YUMMY:

[Attached Mamma]

Lizzy,

I'm not vegan, but the soup I'm bringing is vegan (a Thai pumpkin, with coconut milk).

Julie v.

[Ameliasisco]

Hubby, baby and I will be there, perhaps with two friends... I'm thinking of an Indian soup, yum!

[Ianthe]

I was planning on going, but I don't get out of class until 7:30 It's my yoga class, and we are being graded on showing up to class.. so I HAVE to.

Have fun with out us!!

[salt_phoenix]

YAY! Tonight! :

[mamakah]

had so much fun!: Keep me posted on upcoming fun!:

[Ameliasisco]

Thanks for putting together such a fun evening; it was great! And thanks for the cookbook