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Originally posted by Kristi S.

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Originally posted by lleechef

Oh and one more last snarky question: just exactly WHAT IS SOUP WEATHER IN FLORIDA?? The chilly 60’s??[8D][8D][8D][}:)][}:)]

Ok, snarky, it just happened to dip down to 41 last night….[:D]

32 in my parts!

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Originally posted by Kristi S.

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Originally posted by lleechef

Oh and one more last snarky question: just exactly WHAT IS SOUP WEATHER IN FLORIDA?? The chilly 60’s??[8D][8D][8D][}:)][}:)]

Ok, snarky, it just happened to dip down to 41 last night….[:D]

I’m gonna send you some soup right now………as soon as I find out who won the martini contest. If I won, wake me up tomorrow and I’ll send ya some then. Mme DuBarry’s finest cauliflower cheese.[8D][8D]

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Originally posted by clothier

I went to visit my grandparents in FL once in July. It was about 150-160 degrees out, with the humidity in the low 300’s, and we went out to eat. My grandmother ordered soup, and then she sent it back to the kitchen because it wasn’t hot enough.

OMG!!!!!!!!! Was Granny wearing a mink coat too? [:0]

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Originally posted by Cakes

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Originally posted by lleechef

Oh and one more last snarky question: just exactly WHAT IS SOUP WEATHER IN FLORIDA?? The chilly 60’s??[8D][8D][8D][}:)][}:)]

Soup weather in Florida is when we can turn off the AC and open up the house.

When do we get to hear the trip story about pheasant hunting in Iowa? Is it going to be its own forum?

YES! as soon as I get all the pics posted to a web "host" and then do the formatting, should be tomorrow or the next day. Thanks for asking![8D][8D] P.S. Soup weather here is when it gets below zero…..brrrrr.

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Originally posted by lleechef

Oh and one more last snarky question: just exactly WHAT IS SOUP WEATHER IN FLORIDA?? The chilly 60’s??[8D][8D][8D][}:)][}:)]

Soup weather in Florida is when we can turn off the AC and open up the house.

When do we get to hear the trip story about pheasant hunting in Iowa? Is it going to be its own forum?

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Originally posted by clothier

Well, it’s not like I could type what I was thinking.

Which was what? A better, super duper deluxe version of Mme. Dubarry’s soup?

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Originally posted by clothier

Soup, yeah, that’s what we were talking about.

A can of campbell’s cream of celery, mixed with a can of cheese soup, then add the frozen cauliflower. How am I doing so far?

Don’t invite me to your house for the Holidays!!

OK, we need to get back to the topic: Cauliflower Cheese Soup!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by clothier

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Originally posted by lleechef

clothier, remember, there were several Louis’ that were kings. The scenario you’re thinking of probably happened during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King. I will go back through my French History files and find something to this effect, I’m sure. But I liked that transition……….from cook……..to prostitute………hmmm……..

as long as you washed your hands first.

can I lick my fingers first??

clothier, remember, there were several Louis’ that were kings. The scenario you’re thinking of probably happened during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King. I will go back through my French History files and find something to this effect, I’m sure. But I liked that transition……….from cook……..to prostitute………hmmm……..

Oh and one more last snarky question: just exactly WHAT IS SOUP WEATHER IN FLORIDA?? The chilly 60’s??[8D][8D][8D][}:)][}:)]

Oh no, clothier, it was not like that at all! She was one of Louis XV’s courtesans (she started off being a cook in Paris then became a prositute)…….she was forced to marry the Compte du Barry so that she could become part of the entourage of the royal court. Unfortunately, Marie Antoinette was not so enamoured with her, and when Louis XV died,she was accused of conspiring against the French Republic and was guillotined. How and why they ever named a cauliflower soup after this wench is a mystery to me, but it’s always been known as Potage DuBarry. Go figure. The French……ah……that explains it!

Alas, poor Madame du Barry (one of Louis XV’s lovers) was guillotined at the age of 47 on Dec. 7, 1793……..I hope it was not because of the soup.[:0][:0][:0]

I suggest that you buy the whole cauliflower, discard the leaves and the obviously large stem. Then continue to separate the florettes. Trim the bottoms off and slice thinly and set aside. Start to sweat some onion in butter, add the thinly sliced bottoms and add chicken stock. Simmer awhile then add the florettes, cream and cheese. Thicken with roux. Garnish with mini cheddar pate a choux and some chopped chervil. Voila. Potage Dubarry!