Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes an
easy d-i-y lunch.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or 4
packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk and I
wonder if anyone has found a source.
--
Tim Lamb

On 22/09/2020 14:26, Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes an
easy d-i-y lunch.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or 4
packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk and I
wonder if anyone has found a source.

Wholesalers will do you bulk packs but whether they work out cheaper is
another matter. See eg

https://www.brake.co.uk/dry-store/so...-soup/cup-soup
https://www.bestwaywholesale.co.uk/grocery/61/500561

but check locally as delivery is likely to be prohibitive

PS

I have to say the DIY element in that lunch falls rather short of the
standard set by John Rumm projects - the more so if you didn't make the
cake in the first place


PPS

With John of course I'd be waiting with interest to see how he dressed
the stones for his mill

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Robin
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On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:48:11 +0100, Robin wrote:

Wholesalers will do you bulk packs but whether they work out cheaper is
another matter. See eg

https://www.brake.co.uk/dry-store/so...-soup/cup-soup
https://www.bestwaywholesale.co.uk/grocery/61/500561

Or Costco or Makro.

but check locally as delivery is likely to be prohibitive

Depends on what else you can tack onto the order to trigger a free
delivery threshold. Or possibly "click and collect". Several of the
local wholsalers around here started methods of selling "retail" when
the lockdown happened and they where stuck with loads or
produce/products as the restraunts/pubs/hotels etc stopped buying.

--
Cheers
Dave.

Costco??
Brian

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Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the animal),
banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes an easy d-i-y
lunch.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or 4
packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk and I
wonder if anyone has found a source.
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On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:26:53 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:

Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Never looked, hardly ever have it.

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal),

And you will only get 0.5% of actual ox-tail in yer packet of ox-tail
soup (if you are lucky). ;-)

And this sort of things:

Water, Tomatoes (5%), Glucose Syrup, Maize Starch, Beef (2%),
Vegetable Oils (Palm, Sunflower), Oxtail (0.5%), Salt, Roasted Barley
Malt Extract, Flavourings (contain Celery, Milk), Flavour Enhancers
(Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium
5'-Ribonucleotides, Glycine), Emulsifiers (Pentasodium Triphosphate,
Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Milk Proteins, Sugar, Onion,
Black Pepper Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Smoke Flavouring
Dietary Information
Contains Barley, Contains Celery, Contains Milk, May Contain Wheat

So, it looks more veg and chemicals than anything to do with an ox.
;-)

banana

That's good for you ...

and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin

Is it a magic tin or just very big?

makes an
easy d-i-y lunch.

I'd say more like a 'pick-n-mix' lunch, given you won't have actually
*made* any of it.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or 4
packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk and I
wonder if anyone has found a source.

Did you forget you were a farmer Tim and with all the land you have
there you could have some real veg in some real soup pretty quickly?

If yer chef is away we can do you some frozen / microwaveable meals
that would be both nutritious and tasty (and some more cakes for the
tin. We have just had a slice of some very nice / rich birthday cake
given to us). ;-)

Cheers, T i m

On 22/09/2020 14:26, Tim Lamb wrote:

Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

ISTR getting some from Makro once - a box about the size of your average
cuppa soup box, but full filled with powder rather that sachets.

(I think they needed a bit of "cooking" though rather than just add
boiling water - so probably add water and microwave). I will have a look
see if I can find the details.

Yup found one: McDougals Thick Chicken Soup mix - 25 portions. Add
required amount to small quantity of water and mix to a paste, add the
rest of the water. Bring to boil add simmer for 5 mins.


Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes an
easy d-i-y lunch.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or 4
packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk and I
wonder if anyone has found a source.


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John.

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On 22/09/2020 14:48, Robin wrote:
On 22/09/2020 14:26, Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes
an easy d-i-y lunch.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or
4 packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk
and I wonder if anyone has found a source.

Wholesalers will do you bulk packs but whether they work out cheaper is
another matter.Â* See eg

https://www.brake.co.uk/dry-store/so...-soup/cup-soup
https://www.bestwaywholesale.co.uk/grocery/61/500561

but check locally as delivery is likely to be prohibitive

PS

I have to say the DIY element in that lunch falls rather short of the
standard set by John Rumm projects - the more so if you didn't make the
cake in the first place

Well you may be disappointed to learn that today's offering was a
toasted onion and chive bagel, with lettuce, some cold roast beef, and a
spoon of potato salad. Total DIY involvement was cutting the bagel in
half and slapping it in the toaster.

With John of course I'd be waiting with interest to see how he dressed
the stones for his mill

Hmmm, now that gives me an idea...

Perhaps a big counterweight suspended bandsaw, then it can double for
freehand bandsaw carving, and the preparing the odd side of beef!



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On 22/09/2020 14:26, Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes an
easy d-i-y lunch.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or 4
packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk and I
wonder if anyone has found a source.

Knorr do most of their powder soups in 25 serving pots. Available from
several places online, including Amazon.

--
Colin Bignell

On Tuesday, 22 September 2020 14:48:17 UTC+1, Robin wrote:
On 22/09/2020 14:26, Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes an
easy d-i-y lunch.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or 4
packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk and I
wonder if anyone has found a source.

Wholesalers will do you bulk packs but whether they work out cheaper is
another matter. See eg

https://www.brake.co.uk/dry-store/so...-soup/cup-soup
https://www.bestwaywholesale.co.uk/grocery/61/500561

but check locally as delivery is likely to be prohibitive

PS

I have to say the DIY element in that lunch falls rather short of the
standard set by John Rumm projects - the more so if you didn't make the
cake in the first place


PPS

With John of course I'd be waiting with interest to see how he dressed
the stones for his mill

I get the chappess up the road to dress the stones and grind the wheat. She's got a proper water mill.

But I do make my own bread. Using organic wheat milled as above. And jolly nice it is too. Especially as it contains one of the few things you really can get for free. Yeast.

And I make my own soup. Today's was gammon hock, lentil, potatoes, carrots, onions. And lots now in the freezer - soup and bread.

On 22/09/2020 16:30:40, T i m wrote:
On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:26:53 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:

Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Never looked, hardly ever have it.

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal),

And you will only get 0.5% of actual ox-tail in yer packet of ox-tail
soup (if you are lucky). ;-)

And this sort of things:

Water, Tomatoes (5%), Glucose Syrup, Maize Starch, Beef (2%),
Vegetable Oils (Palm, Sunflower), Oxtail (0.5%), Salt, Roasted Barley
Malt Extract, Flavourings (contain Celery, Milk), Flavour Enhancers
(Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium
5'-Ribonucleotides, Glycine), Emulsifiers (Pentasodium Triphosphate,
Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Milk Proteins, Sugar, Onion,
Black Pepper Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Smoke Flavouring
Dietary Information
Contains Barley, Contains Celery, Contains Milk, May Contain Wheat

Shouldn't you be rejoicing?

You're encouraging Mr Lamb to check how much meat is in his soup and
ensuring it is higher than your 0.5%.

On Tuesday, 22 September 2020 16:38:39 UTC+1, John Rumm wrote:
Well you may be disappointed to learn that today's offering was a
toasted onion and chive bagel, with lettuce, some cold roast beef, and a
spoon of potato salad.

I didn't get lunch as I happened to be visiting a neighbour (while it's still allowed) when she got a new fridge delivered and of course it needed unboxing and then muggins here pointed out she needed to reverse the door.

Which was not easy as her kitchen wasn't big enough to lie it on its back to get the bottom hinge post out.

Owain

In message , Robin
writes
On 22/09/2020 14:26, Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?
Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes
an easy d-i-y lunch.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3
or 4 packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in
bulk and I wonder if anyone has found a source.

Wholesalers will do you bulk packs but whether they work out cheaper is
another matter. See eg

https://www.brake.co.uk/dry-store/so...-soup/cup-soup
https://www.bestwaywholesale.co.uk/grocery/61/500561

but check locally as delivery is likely to be prohibitive

OK Ta. I'll have to check prices with the purchasing dept!

PS

I have to say the DIY element in that lunch falls rather short of the
standard set by John Rumm projects - the more so if you didn't make the
cake in the first place

Well I do add the boiling water thanks to Mr. Quooker and slicing cake
requires a degree of precision.


PPS

With John of course I'd be waiting with interest to see how he dressed
the stones for his mill

I excavated a full size but broken one a few years back. Quickly
re-buried in case the local museum got wind as we are said to have one
of 4 Doomsday book water mills:-(


--
Tim Lamb

In message l.net,
Dave Liquorice writes
On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:48:11 +0100, Robin wrote:

Wholesalers will do you bulk packs but whether they work out cheaper is
another matter. See eg

https://www.brake.co.uk/dry-store/so...-soup/cup-soup
https://www.bestwaywholesale.co.uk/grocery/61/500561

Or Costco or Makro.

We weren't buying enough from Costco to justify the annual charge and I
don't know Makro.

but check locally as delivery is likely to be prohibitive

Depends on what else you can tack onto the order to trigger a free
delivery threshold. Or possibly "click and collect". Several of the
local wholsalers around here started methods of selling "retail" when
the lockdown happened and they where stuck with loads or
produce/products as the restraunts/pubs/hotels etc stopped buying.

Good thinking.


--
Tim Lamb

In message , T i m
writes
On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:26:53 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:

Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Never looked, hardly ever have it.

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal),

And you will only get 0.5% of actual ox-tail in yer packet of ox-tail
soup (if you are lucky). ;-)

Total 20g.

And this sort of things:

Water, Tomatoes (5%), Glucose Syrup, Maize Starch, Beef (2%),
Vegetable Oils (Palm, Sunflower), Oxtail (0.5%), Salt, Roasted Barley
Malt Extract, Flavourings (contain Celery, Milk), Flavour Enhancers
(Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium
5'-Ribonucleotides, Glycine), Emulsifiers (Pentasodium Triphosphate,
Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Milk Proteins, Sugar, Onion,
Black Pepper Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Smoke Flavouring
Dietary Information
Contains Barley, Contains Celery, Contains Milk, May Contain Wheat

So, it looks more veg and chemicals than anything to do with an ox.

Yummy.
;-)

banana

That's good for you ...

and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin

Is it a magic tin or just very big?

Someone else fills it so an exciting exploration.

makes an
easy d-i-y lunch.

I'd say more like a 'pick-n-mix' lunch, given you won't have actually
*made* any of it.
Touché.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or 4
packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk and I
wonder if anyone has found a source.

Did you forget you were a farmer Tim and with all the land you have
there you could have some real veg in some real soup pretty quickly?

I have Celeriac, Calabrese, Potato, Carrots, Beetroot, Chard, Lettuce,
an occasional Fig, lots of green Peppers, plenty of Leeks and Parsnips
on the way. These are on the supper menu.

Time is what I don't have and, apart from the shopping, my lunch does
not involve anyone else.

If yer chef is away we can do you some frozen / microwaveable meals
that would be both nutritious and tasty (and some more cakes for the
tin. We have just had a slice of some very nice / rich birthday cake
given to us). ;-)

Chef is here but limping and currently very deaf!


--
Tim Lamb

In message , John
Rumm writes
On 22/09/2020 14:26, Tim Lamb wrote:

Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

ISTR getting some from Makro once - a box about the size of your
average cuppa soup box, but full filled with powder rather that sachets.

(I think they needed a bit of "cooking" though rather than just add
boiling water - so probably add water and microwave). I will have a
look see if I can find the details.

Yup found one: McDougals Thick Chicken Soup mix - 25 portions. Add
required amount to small quantity of water and mix to a paste, add the
rest of the water. Bring to boil add simmer for 5 mins.

I think that is one of the options from Bachelors upthread.


Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes
an easy d-i-y lunch.
The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3
or 4 packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in
bulk and I wonder if anyone has found a source.



--
Tim Lamb

In message , nightjar
writes
On 22/09/2020 14:26, Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?
Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes
an easy d-i-y lunch.
The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3
or 4 packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in
bulk and I wonder if anyone has found a source.

Knorr do most of their powder soups in 25 serving pots. Available from
several places online, including Amazon.

Indeed. Appears to require saucepan and cooking time. The cup a soup
brews while I am waiting for the toaster.

Amazon seem to have some possibilities. Order every other month to get
their free deliveries:-)


--
Tim Lamb

On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:55:32 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:

snip

And this sort of things:

Water, Tomatoes (5%), Glucose Syrup, Maize Starch, Beef (2%),
Vegetable Oils (Palm, Sunflower), Oxtail (0.5%), Salt, Roasted Barley
Malt Extract, Flavourings (contain Celery, Milk), Flavour Enhancers
(Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium
5'-Ribonucleotides, Glycine), Emulsifiers (Pentasodium Triphosphate,
Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Milk Proteins, Sugar, Onion,
Black Pepper Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Smoke Flavouring
Dietary Information
Contains Barley, Contains Celery, Contains Milk, May Contain Wheat

So, it looks more veg and chemicals than anything to do with an ox.

Yummy.

;-)

snip

and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin

Is it a magic tin or just very big?

Someone else fills it so an exciting exploration.

Ah, the cake fairy. ;-)

snip

Did you forget you were a farmer Tim and with all the land you have
there you could have some real veg in some real soup pretty quickly?

I have Celeriac, Calabrese, Potato, Carrots, Beetroot, Chard, Lettuce,
an occasional Fig, lots of green Peppers, plenty of Leeks and Parsnips
on the way. These are on the supper menu.

Did you know you said that out loud and will now be lambasted as a
'veggie'? (even if you have it with a side of beef)? ;-)

Time is what I don't have and, apart from the shopping, my lunch does
not involve anyone else.

Fairy nuff. We do have a soupmaker (it was dead when I went to use it
last, another job on the list) and it really made making 'good /
healthy' soup very easy. Chuck a few things off yer list in, a stock
cube and some water up to the line, press the button and go do stuff
for another 20 mins (or longer, they hold the heat for ages and can
have a warming mode or can reheat anyway). Come back in and serve up
what you need. Stick what's left in the fridge, next lunch, pour what
you want into a bowl, pop in microwave for 2 mins while you are
buttering the bread and selecting a magic cake ...

If yer chef is away we can do you some frozen / microwaveable meals
that would be both nutritious and tasty (and some more cakes for the
tin. We have just had a slice of some very nice / rich birthday cake
given to us). ;-)

Chef is here but limping and currently very deaf!

Oh dear, well send her our love etc ...

Cheers, T i m

On 22/09/2020 23:31:44, T i m wrote:
On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:55:32 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:

snip

And this sort of things:

Water, Tomatoes (5%), Glucose Syrup, Maize Starch, Beef (2%),
Vegetable Oils (Palm, Sunflower), Oxtail (0.5%), Salt, Roasted Barley
Malt Extract, Flavourings (contain Celery, Milk), Flavour Enhancers
(Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium
5'-Ribonucleotides, Glycine), Emulsifiers (Pentasodium Triphosphate,
Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Milk Proteins, Sugar, Onion,
Black Pepper Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Smoke Flavouring
Dietary Information
Contains Barley, Contains Celery, Contains Milk, May Contain Wheat

So, it looks more veg and chemicals than anything to do with an ox.

Yummy.

;-)

snip

and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin

Is it a magic tin or just very big?

Someone else fills it so an exciting exploration.

Ah, the cake fairy. ;-)

snip

Did you forget you were a farmer Tim and with all the land you have
there you could have some real veg in some real soup pretty quickly?

I have Celeriac, Calabrese, Potato, Carrots, Beetroot, Chard, Lettuce,
an occasional Fig, lots of green Peppers, plenty of Leeks and Parsnips
on the way. These are on the supper menu.

Did you know you said that out loud and will now be lambasted as a
'veggie'? (even if you have it with a side of beef)? ;-)

I must be a veggie too.

Tim Lamb wrote:

boiling water thanks to Mr. Quooker

I accidentally looked at the price of those the other day,
up to 3 grand for the all-singing, all-dancing models!

T i m wrote:
On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:55:32 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:

snip

And this sort of things:

Water, Tomatoes (5%), Glucose Syrup, Maize Starch, Beef (2%),
Vegetable Oils (Palm, Sunflower), Oxtail (0.5%), Salt, Roasted Barley
Malt Extract, Flavourings (contain Celery, Milk), Flavour Enhancers
(Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium
5'-Ribonucleotides, Glycine), Emulsifiers (Pentasodium Triphosphate,
Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Milk Proteins, Sugar, Onion,
Black Pepper Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Smoke Flavouring
Dietary Information
Contains Barley, Contains Celery, Contains Milk, May Contain Wheat

So, it looks more veg and chemicals than anything to do with an ox.

Yummy.

;-)

snip

and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin

Is it a magic tin or just very big?

Someone else fills it so an exciting exploration.

Ah, the cake fairy. ;-)

snip

Did you forget you were a farmer Tim and with all the land you have
there you could have some real veg in some real soup pretty quickly?

I have Celeriac, Calabrese, Potato, Carrots, Beetroot, Chard, Lettuce,
an occasional Fig, lots of green Peppers, plenty of Leeks and Parsnips
on the way. These are on the supper menu.

Did you know you said that out loud and will now be lambasted as a
'veggie'? (even if you have it with a side of beef)? ;-)

Time is what I don't have and, apart from the shopping, my lunch does
not involve anyone else.

Fairy nuff. We do have a soupmaker (it was dead when I went to use it
last, another job on the list) and it really made making 'good /
healthy' soup very easy. Chuck a few things off yer list in, a stock
cube and some water up to the line, press the button and go do stuff
for another 20 mins (or longer, they hold the heat for ages and can
have a warming mode or can reheat anyway). Come back in and serve up
what you need. Stick what's left in the fridge, next lunch, pour what
you want into a bowl, pop in microwave for 2 mins while you are
buttering the bread and selecting a magic cake ...

If yer chef is away we can do you some frozen / microwaveable meals
that would be both nutritious and tasty (and some more cakes for the
tin. We have just had a slice of some very nice / rich birthday cake
given to us). ;-)

Chef is here but limping and currently very deaf!

Oh dear, well send her our love etc ...

Cheers, T i m


So much for saving the planet.

Gadgets like soup makers are for those too lazy to do things properly. So
is €˜throwing in a stock cube.

Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes an
easy d-i-y lunch.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or 4
packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk and I
wonder if anyone has found a source.

Wouldnt a flask of real, homemade, soup be more tasty?

I favour soup for lunch in the colder months- not that work environment is
cold, it is just habit. A flask of soup and some homemade bread and some
fruit.

Get one of the Stanley stainless steel flasks designed for food. Squat
little things.

Brian Gaff \(Sofa\) wrote:
Costco??
Brian


A large wholesale type place.

You need to be a member, I think about £50 a year.

You see them here and there but not a lot around.

On 23/09/2020 08:11, Radio Man wrote:
Brian Gaff \(Sofa\) wrote:
Costco??
Brian


A large wholesale type place.

You need to be a member, I think about £50 a year.

pure con they list professions then "member of the AA" total
pish...never seen such a scabby bunch of weegies in there...


You see them here and there but not a lot around.

the more you buy the more you use brian....I joined the Glasgow one for
a few years about '95 and have rejoined for a few years since then
......buy in bulk use in bulk...anyway Costco stuff is not much cheaper
and their tyres are overpriced...used to be cheap until Michelin took
over.......and why pay money to save money?.......have to say as a non
member you can still go to the restaurant and buy the cheap disgusting
not good for you food...AND the HUGE cakes with the delicious frosting
has cooking lard in the icing......that is why it is so white.....wife
is a sugar craft expert

In message , Andy Burns
writes
Tim Lamb wrote:

boiling water thanks to Mr. Quooker

I accidentally looked at the price of those the other day,
up to 3 grand for the all-singing, all-dancing models!

Kitchen tackle was purchased by the responsible authority although I
think ours is a very basic hot only model.

Our kettle now lives on a shelf in the larder.

--
Tim Lamb

On 22/09/2020 21:18, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , nightjar
writes
On 22/09/2020 14:26, Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?
Â*Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes
anÂ* easy d-i-y lunch.
Â*The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3
or 4Â* packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in
bulk and IÂ* wonder if anyone has found a source.

Knorr do most of their powder soups in 25 serving pots. Available from
several places online, including Amazon.

Indeed. Appears to require saucepan and cooking time. The cup a soup
brews while I am waiting for the toaster.

Porridge oats are supposed to be cooked. I find pouring boiling water on
them and waiting a bit works just fine. I suspect the same would be true
of powder soup.

Amazon seem to have some possibilities. Order every other month to get
their free deliveries:-)



--
Colin Bignell

In message , Radio Man
writes
Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes an
easy d-i-y lunch.

The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing 3 or 4
packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs in bulk and I
wonder if anyone has found a source.

Wouldnt a flask of real, homemade, soup be more tasty?

Probably although there is little to criticise about packet soups. I am
looking at the low labour/time angle.

I favour soup for lunch in the colder months- not that work environment is
cold, it is just habit. A flask of soup and some homemade bread and some
fruit.
Or two slices of Warburtons seeded bread, toasted and dunked:-)

Get one of the Stanley stainless steel flasks designed for food. Squat
little things.

Dirty mug just goes in the dishwasher.



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Tim Lamb

In message , nightjar
writes
On 22/09/2020 21:18, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , nightjar
writes
On 22/09/2020 14:26, Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?
*Toast, cup of soup (oxtail is good Tim and shows they use all the
animal), banana and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin makes
an* easy d-i-y lunch.
*The shopping dept. comes home from Waitrose with packs containing
3 or 4* packet soups. It must be possible to purchase these packs
in bulk and I* wonder if anyone has found a source.

Knorr do most of their powder soups in 25 serving pots. Available
from several places online, including Amazon.
Indeed. Appears to require saucepan and cooking time. The cup a soup
brews while I am waiting for the toaster.

Porridge oats are supposed to be cooked. I find pouring boiling water
on them and waiting a bit works just fine. I suspect the same would be
true of powder soup.

I prefer my porridge with milk and use one of those cups with *porridge*
to here/milk to here marks. One minute at 900watts microwave, quick stir
and a second minute does the job.

Flahavans Oats best as they take out the fines. Other brands settle in
the packs and lead to *boil over* issues when too many fines are in the
mix:-(

Amazon seem to have some possibilities. Order every other month to
get their free deliveries:-)




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Tim Lamb

On 22/09/2020 21:18, Tim Lamb wrote:
Indeed. Appears to require saucepan and cooking time. The cup a soup
brews while I am waiting for the toaster.

So does microwaving some frozen or at least chilled soup

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€“ Ludwig von Mises

On Tuesday, 22 September 2020 14:27:06 UTC+1, Tim Lamb wrote:
Anyone come across a bulk source for packet soup?

Ebay/Amazon have the in-cup instant soup drinks used by vending machines, usually work out about 20p each, but the portion size is quite small.

Owain

In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 22/09/2020 21:18, Tim Lamb wrote:
Indeed. Appears to require saucepan and cooking time. The cup a soup
brews while I am waiting for the toaster.

So does microwaving some frozen or at least chilled soup

Yes but I would then be taking up fridge space controlled by others:-)

Also, with a range of packs, I can have a different soup every day.


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Tim Lamb

On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:11:01 -0000 (UTC), Radio Man
wrote:

snip

Time is what I don't have and, apart from the shopping, my lunch does
not involve anyone else.

Fairy nuff. We do have a soupmaker (it was dead when I went to use it
last, another job on the list) and it really made making 'good /
healthy' soup very easy. Chuck a few things off yer list in, a stock
cube and some water up to the line, press the button and go do stuff
for another 20 mins (or longer, they hold the heat for ages and can
have a warming mode or can reheat anyway). Come back in and serve up
what you need. Stick what's left in the fridge, next lunch, pour what
you want into a bowl, pop in microwave for 2 mins while you are
buttering the bread and selecting a magic cake ...

snip

So much for saving the planet.

Whoosh.

Gadgets like soup makers are for those too lazy to do things properly. So
is ‘throwing in a stock cube’.

What part of Tim's "Time is what I don't have and, apart from the
shopping, my lunch does not involve anyone else" didn't you get Brain
Ray?

And how even is he going to heat the water for the packet soup, magic?

Is the packet soup going to be as healthy as one made from fresh veg
(and the point).

Get back under yer bridge you stupid, pointless , nymshifting troll.

Cheers, T i m

On 23/09/2020 08:11, Radio Man wrote:
T i m wrote:
On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:55:32 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:

snip

And this sort of things:

Water, Tomatoes (5%), Glucose Syrup, Maize Starch, Beef (2%),
Vegetable Oils (Palm, Sunflower), Oxtail (0.5%), Salt, Roasted Barley
Malt Extract, Flavourings (contain Celery, Milk), Flavour Enhancers
(Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium
5'-Ribonucleotides, Glycine), Emulsifiers (Pentasodium Triphosphate,
Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Milk Proteins, Sugar, Onion,
Black Pepper Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Smoke Flavouring
Dietary Information
Contains Barley, Contains Celery, Contains Milk, May Contain Wheat

So, it looks more veg and chemicals than anything to do with an ox.

Yummy.

;-)

snip

and a slice of whatever cake I find in the tin

Is it a magic tin or just very big?

Someone else fills it so an exciting exploration.

Ah, the cake fairy. ;-)

snip

Did you forget you were a farmer Tim and with all the land you have
there you could have some real veg in some real soup pretty quickly?

I have Celeriac, Calabrese, Potato, Carrots, Beetroot, Chard, Lettuce,
an occasional Fig, lots of green Peppers, plenty of Leeks and Parsnips
on the way. These are on the supper menu.

Did you know you said that out loud and will now be lambasted as a
'veggie'? (even if you have it with a side of beef)? ;-)

Time is what I don't have and, apart from the shopping, my lunch does
not involve anyone else.

Fairy nuff. We do have a soupmaker (it was dead when I went to use it
last, another job on the list) and it really made making 'good /
healthy' soup very easy. Chuck a few things off yer list in, a stock
cube and some water up to the line, press the button and go do stuff
for another 20 mins (or longer, they hold the heat for ages and can
have a warming mode or can reheat anyway). Come back in and serve up
what you need. Stick what's left in the fridge, next lunch, pour what
you want into a bowl, pop in microwave for 2 mins while you are
buttering the bread and selecting a magic cake ...

If yer chef is away we can do you some frozen / microwaveable meals
that would be both nutritious and tasty (and some more cakes for the
tin. We have just had a slice of some very nice / rich birthday cake
given to us). ;-)

Chef is here but limping and currently very deaf!

Oh dear, well send her our love etc ...

Cheers, T i m


So much for saving the planet.

Gadgets like soup makers are for those too lazy to do things properly. So
is €˜throwing in a stock cube.



does me brian ...yum

On 23/09/2020 12:36, T i m wrote:
On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:11:01 -0000 (UTC), Radio Man
wrote:

snip

Time is what I don't have and, apart from the shopping, my lunch does
not involve anyone else.

Fairy nuff. We do have a soupmaker (it was dead when I went to use it
last, another job on the list) and it really made making 'good /
healthy' soup very easy. Chuck a few things off yer list in, a stock
cube and some water up to the line, press the button and go do stuff
for another 20 mins (or longer, they hold the heat for ages and can
have a warming mode or can reheat anyway). Come back in and serve up
what you need. Stick what's left in the fridge, next lunch, pour what
you want into a bowl, pop in microwave for 2 mins while you are
buttering the bread and selecting a magic cake ...

snip

So much for saving the planet.

Whoosh.

Gadgets like soup makers are for those too lazy to do things properly. So
is €˜throwing in a stock cube.

What part of Tim's "Time is what I don't have and, apart from the
shopping, my lunch does not involve anyone else" didn't you get Brain
Ray?

And how even is he going to heat the water for the packet soup, magic?

Is the packet soup going to be as healthy as one made from fresh veg
(and the point).

Get back under yer bridge you stupid, pointless , nymshifting troll.

Cheers, T i m

brian has a bridge ?

On 24 Sep 2020 09:42:53 GMT, Tim Streater
wrote:

On 23 Sep 2020 at 22:06:31 BST, "Jim GM4DHJ ..."
wrote:

On 23/09/2020 12:36, T i m wrote:

Get back under yer bridge you stupid, pointless , nymshifting troll.

Cheers, T i m

brian has a bridge ?

He bought it off T r o l l .

Hey, Squeaker Goblin, that was actually quite funny for a change!

Still, chance would suggest it had to happen sooner or later.

And the good fortune worked for both me and Brain Ray very well. He
got an unused bridge and a home like yours!

Cheers, T i m