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I hate Chicken soup

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ViceVersa Fri 11-Apr-25 16:04:57

Oh, I love making chicken soup - in various varieties! I just love making soup full stop, in fact. And homemade chicken soup is very good for you - it's not known as Jewish penicillin for nothing.

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JoyBloggs Fri 11-Apr-25 16:02:45

I think you are a hero making this stuff! Dare I say that 'down the drain' is the best place for all the varieties of chicken soup that I have consumed (although yours may be in a league of its own!). I do feel so very sorry for you...I'd be heartbroken after all that faff and stink. I'd definitely have cried, not laughed!

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Greyduster Fri 11-Apr-25 15:34:55

My DH could never stand the smell of chicken soup cooking either. It ranks second in my top five “last meals on earth”, just below fish pie, which he couldn’t stand either. And home made chicken broth/soup is extremely good for you, so you are catering for his health too😁!

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welbeck Fri 11-Apr-25 15:20:30

Why don't you just buy some good quality ready made chicken soup.
Hide it in the fridge and add a few onions or carrots or spices.
Would he really notice the difference.
It would save you all that labour and the smell.

Old saying
Any fool can be uncomfortable in the jungle.
The trick is To be comfortable.

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lixy Fri 11-Apr-25 15:18:39

There are words that I keep in reserve for exactly this kind of situation. My aunt used to say ‘I’m just going out for a bit of Anglo-Saxon therapy’ and disappear into the garden shed.

I hope you managed to say a lot of them very loudly without anyone overhearing! and that it helped.

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surfingsal Fri 11-Apr-25 15:13:43

My husband loves homemade chicken soup, so every now and again I will make a large batch , I hate the smell it makes me feel sick and I find the whole process long winded but I know its his favourite and the fact he says it is nicer than his mothers is a nice compliment .
Today was the day I thought I could open all the windows to get rid of the smell , so after simmering the chicken etc for most of the morning it was all cooked and ready to strain, shame I forgot to put the dish underneath the sieve ! most of the soup went down the drain before I realised what I had done, I think there is enough for a couple of bowlfuls , I didn't know whether to laugh or cry !

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