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Old 26-02-2015, 13:21
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I know they've been out for a few years but I've only just discovered them and I think they'e lovely. One or two are high in salt (the pea, ham & leak and maris piper potato one being two that are) but generally they're quite healthy.

They're also 2 for £3 at some supermarkets. And you could easily make 2 go over two servings or one between you if you have a partner, which I don't but it does mean the soup goes further at just £1.50 a meal. Not including a slice of bread if I'm feeling naughty

I'm finding that most days I'm having soup for one of my meals, either lunch time if I'm at home or dinner if I'm working/out that day. When I said this to a friend she asked if I was on a diet. I'm not, I just think the soups tastes nice.

Never really been a fan of soups before. Childhood memories of tinned soup that tasted more of tin than the actual ingredients. The sickly after taste of tinned tomato soup, the insipidity of the mushroom soup and the frankly revolting taste of canned chicken soup. I sort of ignored soup for years until I discovered these, but they're delicious
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Old 26-02-2015, 15:16
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Hi Bingo,

I went through a spell where I was buying the Baxter's Covent Garden soup, but not at those prices. What are you thinking?? Go to Home Bargains or B&M, 59p a tin. Recently I've been buying some really nice Baxter's soups from B&M. In my cupboard at the moment there's Deli Inspired Wiltshire Ham and Sweetcorn chowder, and Lentil and Bacon. You should go. They have new stuff every couple of weeks and all between 59 and 79p. I bought 5 tins of Broccoli and Stilton about 2 months ago and it was fantastic, their stock levels diminished rapidly. You gotta be quick!
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Old 26-02-2015, 17:12
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Hi Bingo,

I went through a spell where I was buying the Baxter's Covent Garden soup, but not at those prices. What are you thinking?? Go to Home Bargains or B&M, 59p a tin. Recently I've been buying some really nice Baxter's soups from B&M. In my cupboard at the moment there's Deli Inspired Wiltshire Ham and Sweetcorn chowder, and Lentil and Bacon. You should go. They have new stuff every couple of weeks and all between 59 and 79p. I bought 5 tins of Broccoli and Stilton about 2 months ago and it was fantastic, their stock levels diminished rapidly. You gotta be quick!
Covent Garden soups are not tinned. They are fresh - thus the price. They come in cartons and you have to keep them in the fridge.

I LOVE the butternut squash and pumpkin seed one.
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Old 26-02-2015, 17:15
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Used to love the carrot and coriander but they seem to have replaced it with carrot and butternut squash
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Old 26-02-2015, 18:18
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They're not that good imo, I don't find any difference between them and the supermarket fresh soups which are usually cheaper
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Old 26-02-2015, 18:29
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Made near Leeds - nowhere near Covent Garden.....
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Old 26-02-2015, 19:53
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They reminded us how good soup can be.
So now we make our own for pennies.
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Old 26-02-2015, 20:01
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I like them but I only ever buy them when they are £1 or similar on offer
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Old 27-02-2015, 00:38
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Covent Garden soups are not tinned. They are fresh - thus the price.
Silly me, I got confused with Country Garden soup, which is tinned and Baxter's. I did try the Covent Garden fresh soups when they first came on retail sale, as I used to try all the 'fresh' soup clones, but I don't particularly like the varieties on offer, and the price is excessive.

Of the fresh soups the only ones I really like are Asda's own, in particular Chicken & Sweetcorn, and to a slightly lesser extent Tomato & Basil. Trouble is I hardly ever go to Asda any more because of the lack of manned tills. I used to go there every week, but this year have only been once.
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Old 27-02-2015, 01:16
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Used to love the carrot and coriander but they seem to have replaced it with carrot and butternut squash
They still do both as far as I know, but yes there's no comparison really.

Carrot and corriander and the stilton one used to be staples for me, but I decided that I needed to cook more and picked up the recipes for about £5 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...ilpage_o02_s00

Not made anything yet though
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Old 27-02-2015, 09:32
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They reminded us how good soup can be.
So now we make our own for pennies.
True

Bought soups can be very high in salt. They seem to try and kid you they aren't by claiming half a carton is a portion, which clearly for a hungry bloke just ain't true.
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Old 27-02-2015, 10:39
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Silly me, I got confused with Country Garden soup, which is tinned and Baxter's. I did try the Covent Garden fresh soups when they first came on retail sale, as I used to try all the 'fresh' soup clones, but I don't particularly like the varieties on offer, and the price is excessive.

Of the fresh soups the only ones I really like are Asda's own, in particular Chicken & Sweetcorn, and to a slightly lesser extent Tomato & Basil. Trouble is I hardly ever go to Asda any more because of the lack of manned tills. I used to go there every week, but this year have only been once.
Ah yes, I thought you might be thinking of Country Garden! I'm not usually a fan of tinned soup, but I do like Baxter's Country Garden. Their lentil and tomato soup is really nice too.
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Old 27-02-2015, 15:58
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I'm sure they used to have a lot more flavour in the 90s. These days they seems rather watery to me.

They're also on special offer for £1 for most of the year, between the various supermarkets. I don't consider the £2 price to be 'real', any more than supermarket wines that are always half price.

Lidl do their own versions of tomato & basil and carrot & coriander, which are just as good and always 89p.

They also do nice fresh-baked crispy rolls for 19p that go very well with them, especially when warmed up in the oven.
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Old 27-02-2015, 18:55
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I make a pan of soup every Saturday, for lunch that day and Sunday as well. We eat our main meal at 6.00 pm so soup and bread is perfect around noon. This recipe is the one I usually do, it's a doddle, very good for you and uses things most folk have to hand.

Two big potatoes, two carrots, I large onion, a chunk of swede, 2 ozs dried red lentils, sprinkle of mixed dried herbs, chicken or veg stock ( Knorr gel pots are perfect )
Peel and chop all the veg into dice. Put a knob of butter in a large pan to melt, then add the veggies and stir around for about 3 - 5 minutes in the butter. Pour in about 800ml boiling stock and add the lentils and herbs. Season with a little salt and pepper, bring back up to simmer, and cook about 20 minutes, until the veggies are soft. Mash with a potato masher until they're all broken down. Check for seasoning, and add a small splash of milk just to enrich. Basic but easy and quick, so much better than tinned too.
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Old 27-02-2015, 19:01
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I make a turkey consomme from the carcas of the Christmas bird. A bowl of that with a half bagette will fill anyone up. Delicious.
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Old 27-02-2015, 20:35
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True

Bought soups can be very high in salt. They seem to try and kid you they aren't by claiming half a carton is a portion, which clearly for a hungry bloke just ain't true.
|Agree about the salt. Some of them have so much that the original flavours are destroyed.
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Old 28-02-2015, 17:06
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Those Glorious skinny chilled soups are nice, some interesting flavours too.
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Old 28-02-2015, 17:39
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I used to like Covent Garden soups (and the supermarket fresh ones too), but now I make my own - the flavour of homemade is SO much nicer. And you know exactly what goes into it. I make my own stock now too, and a big batch of soup (which will do several meals, even for the most ravenous of appetites) costs a fraction of shop bought.

My favourites are roast tomato soup and cream of cauliflower, both of which cost about £1 for a couple of litres. No salt, no preservatives, no thickeners. Just veg and stock. Lovely.
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Old 02-03-2015, 07:01
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I make my own soups with a nutribullet, I resent forking out so much for the CG soups although they are tasty
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