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As an example of Aunt Nettie's impressive, penny-pinching ability to save, she still has some depression glass dishes and bowls in the cupboard--they're the real thing and she still treasures them. In future issues of Vegetarians in Paradise, Aunt Nettie and her niece Zel will offer more money-saving recipes for the most extreme skinflints along with suggestions to help bargain-hunter foodies seek out cheap fare that still brings good cheer to the table.
Well Howdy there darlin's,
Well, don't know 'bout y'all, but my bones is jes itchin' fer a nice big bowl o' soup. It's gittin mighty chilly an' my ole bones gits ta hankerin' fer somethin' warm an' fillin'. But jes warm an' fillin' ain't quite enough--no siree. I need that nice warm bowl o' soup ta be mighty good fer me, too. Well, that means a trip ta the grocery store ta see what's on sale an' where we kin hunt fer some dern good prices.
Well, darlin's, I done come home with a whole 10-pound sack o' taters fer 49 cents--almost couldn't believe my eyes, but there it was on a big sign hangin' over the bin o' them taters. An' they was beautiful taters, too. Not all wrinkled up an' growin' eyes--no, there was not a single one o' them tired ole taters. I could tell these was nice an' fresh. Well, I didn't waste more 'n' a minute admirin' them taters. Why, I jest started packin' 'em inter my shoppin' cart, 'cause I had a mind ta cook up a nice big pot o' tater soup, I did.
I did some lookin' 'round the store an' found some nice fresh turnips and the most beautiful parsnip I done ever seen! Poked them inter my sack along with some long, long, long carrots--all mighty good prices. Them root vegetables is dern cheap this time o' year 'an so plentiful, too. My, that did my heart good, 'cause lately I been seein' food prices goin' up, jes like everybody else is seein', an' that done got me a tad worried.
Well, I set right ta work with the fixin's I brought home, an' when I was finished, why, I had the most wonderful tater soup I done ever tasted, even if I do say so myself.
There's busy times ahead with the holidays a-comin'. I think I'm gonna enjoy one great big bowl o' this tater soup--an' then, I'm gonna freeze the rest fer them busy times when all's I got ta do is let that soup thaw out and warm it up. You might want to try that, too. Then, you kin have that soup whenever you want an', it's practically all ready for ya.
Well, got yer spoon ready, darlin'? Mine is.
Yer ever lovin' Aunt Nettie
3 pounds (1.36 Kilos) potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup (60 ml) white miso
Garnish
Aunt Nettie grew up on the farm. She did not eat out of a can or reach into the freezer. There was no microwave to pop her food into. Everything she made was from scratch. All the food she ate was natural, without pesticides. It was grown right there on the family farm, and she had to cook to survive. At eighty-three years young she still leaps and bounds around the kitchen and can shake, rattle, and roll those pots and pans with the best of them. Nowadays, Aunt Nettie just shakes her head and complains, "Nobody cooks anymore. They have no idea about puttin' a meal together." She's on a mission. She wants to help those younguns eat better so they can grow up healthy like her own eight kids.
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