I watch every single video you do. I love the "Carol twist" on all of them. I like a lot of flavor too. I started canning about a year and a half ago because I started gardening from needing a new hobby. It grew into 2 new hobbies. Now it has turned into an ADDICTION!!!!! My husband loves that my 2 hobbies are edible 😋.
There is a whole cookbook with a TON of recipes along this line. “ Make a Mix” by Karine Eliason. It was my go to book when my kids were still home. It has EVERYTHING in it! Brownie mix, cake mixes, hot roll mix, Bisquick, muffin mix. It even has recipes/techniques for freezing ready made items. For years I kept beans and spaghetti sauce in the freezer. Not quite as convenient as popping open a jar, but I could add as many veggies as I wanted to my spaghetti sauce and not have to worry about acidity. I’m going to have to look thru it again. I haven’t used it in years since my kids all grew up. I highly recommend it!
Oh yes! I had the whole series! And still do it after all these years! I used them so much when my kids were very little. I even helped a widower who had four children prepare a months worth of food to freeze. Also did this as baby shower gifts. Loved loved loved it!
I make this mix all the time and have not bought any cream of.... soups for a long time. It is delicious. One tip I learned is to run your powdered skim milk through a processor or blender before using for anything. It grinds it finer and it is WAY easier for it to reconstitute in whatever you use it for. I add my dehydrated celery for cream of celery, or my dehydrated mushrooms for cream of mushroom. This soup is wonderful!!! Thanks for showing this!!
I'm going to try it with my dehydrated potatoes and see how it comes out. AND I'm going to use it with my pressure canned chicken which is SO easy to shred.
Thanks so much for this recipe! I’ve used it to thicken canned meals I’ve canned. This is quick and easy to use so I will no longer be buying expensive and off tasting cream soups ever again. This is a keeper!!!
Carol, your helped me when I was diagnosed with cancer. The sleepless nights and difficult days, I'm lucky to be healing but the mental stress took its toll. Your family is always in my prays. God bless you all.
For 2 days I was looking for a decent chicken broth powder, with no success. Each one of them had some nasty ingredients in it, that I will not eat. Thank you so much for those 2 links to Amazon. One of them is currently not available, but the other is. I will get this one, sounds much better than the ones that I saw. I also need the milk powder, then I will make your mix! :)
just made this, and it doesn't compare 2 any canned cream of soup, we have ever tasted. 😋i added thyme 2 your recipe mix. Mom and I both have covid, so we couldn't go out. Had some leftover raw cauliflower and rotisserie chicken, added some cheese..it amazing..😋..these would be cute getwell mixes, to give 2 ppl that are sick..
@@carol-thriftychichousewife6231 thank we will try.. i want to make a chicken pot pie soup with my dehydrated veggies, also i think a mac and cheese would be yummy..😋 I was so happy to finally get to ohio amish country last month and visit walnut creek cheese, now I wish I had bought that huge bag of powdered milk..thx again marie from 🇨🇦
I love that you shared this. I have digestive issues and can not cook with any "cream of" so this will be very helpful for me in our pantry. Be safe and stay well, Catherine
I love this mix and use it to make gravy too! 1/3 c this mix to 1 1/14 c whichever hot liquid from cooking supper. (I use juices from the slow cooker-like when I make a roast.)
I just wanted to let you know and others who can about China made jars. It’s getting hard to find Ball and Kerr canning jars so I bought an off brand does not have a name from H‑E‑B. I’m canning diced tomatoes and I just placed two jars in the water bath canner the water was not boiling as I was preparing two more jars the ones in the canner started popping a lot I looked and the lids were not popping inward but outward bending and getting creases in them. I’m so thankful I was not pressure canning them I don’t even want to think about what would’ve happened. I think the jars will be ok for storing dry goods in them but not canning. Also ball bands were a little to big for the jars so you couldn’t tighten them and if I put ball lid in the China band it was hard to get it out. Just FYI
Thanks so much for posting this recipe! I use those soups so often and yet hate knowing how much salt, fat, and unnecessary fillers I am feeding to my family. I am definitely going to make this up and get rid of the cans! Thanks, Carol!
By the way, could this serve as a base for a white or peppered gravy? I'd love to get rid of those mixes as well. (I like to make my own anyway but the convenience of a mix is frequently necessary.)
Nice job, thanks. I have used the natural knorr bouillion you speak of but found it takes 2 tsp per cup for me to get the taste I want, it's good, just takes more IMO. I make this also but use whole milk powder which I date to be used within 6 mos, seeing that whole milk powder doesn't hold as long after opened. I will admit though to keeping some over a year but you need to ck it first by using it to see if it's still good.
Awesome. I won’t have to buy my Bearcreek instant potato Soup mix. My potatoes are in pint jars, my chicken broth is also in pints and now I will have the Cream of Anything dry mix. Thank you.
Perfect timing ….I’ve canned up a few recipe soup bases and haven’t found the perfect portion per pint to thicken to my liking. This recipe seems to fit that bill…add a smidge more or less to taste! Will gladly keep this in my pantry! Blessings! 👋🇨🇦
@@carol-thriftychichousewife6231 I will be looking forward to seeing your videos again. I was a bit worried… old women like me tend to worry. Thank you for responding to me. Prayers & Blessings! 🙏💕🙏
Good to see you back!!! I always look forward to your videos and have tried several of them. In fact I made the Cocoa Bombs for my family for Christmas and those were a BIG hit. Was just going through the recipe. Thank you for including it. This looks good. Can it be powdered 2% or whole milk? I don't have skim. Also did you mean 2 tsp each of the onion and garlic powder? In the video I thought you said one each. I just want to get this right. It looks like something I will use a lot.
@@carol-thriftychichousewife6231 2 more questions, if that's okay - can you use beef bouillon instead of chicken and could you just add freeze dried mushrooms and reconstitute in the mix when you cook it to make cream of mushroom?
@@patriciahart9750 yes to the mushrooms. Beef bouillon will work but have a very different flavor. Chicken is more neutral and works with more recipes imo
Okay. Thank you for answering all my questions. I made this up this evening as a beef and mushroom starter and used it to make a gravy for my roast. It was really good. My husband ate 2 helpings!!! We've been under the weather and he hasn't done that in weeks. I was so pleased. I am usually a fairly decent cook but the last few weeks I have felt way off my game. After this I feel redeemed. Thank you so much for this. Another excellent recipe.
Thanks for sharing a wonderful idea. My husband must limit his sodium intake and canned cream soups are crazy high in sodium. I’m thinking of trying a batch and reducing the amount of chicken bouillon powder by half. Do you think that would adversely affect the outcome?
I have a totally unrelated question to this video. But my first pressure canning I canned a ton of beans. I followed the soak overnight and boil 30 minutes. I have noticed that over the last few weeks, all the bean water has gotten absorbed in the jars. I wish I had watched carol’s bean video BEFORE I made them. Do I need to toss all of them out? Or will they be safe if I use them in cooking if I boil them for at least ten minutes?
I watched your video for herbed potatoes , have you canned the small potatoes if so do you have a video out . I had two 5 lb. bags left from the 4th and don't want them going to waste I'm diabetic so can't eat alot of potatoes so canning would be great just thinking of having to pill all those small potatoes is delaying me .
The bouillon just adds flavor but it doesn’t taste like chicken necessarily. I use chicken stock in almost every soup I make weather it is chicken based or not…
Did your soup have the obvious taste of nonfat powdered milk? I've tried that mix before and just can't get beyond that taste...it makes everything just off. I get plenty of the nonfat powder for free from our food pantry, but you'd think they'd give people the full fat for better nutrition for kids (and compliance to actually use/drink it) :P
miss your vid💞.. hope u r ok🥰. this looks delish 😋..i think this would be great in an amish recipe, called turkey🦃 or chicken 🐔 supreme. where you make like a uncooked macaroni, chicken, and cream soup casserole. combine all ingedients place in the fridge over nite then bake in the oven the next day..marie from 🇨🇦
I watch every single video you do. I love the "Carol twist" on all of them. I like a lot of flavor too. I started canning about a year and a half ago because I started gardening from needing a new hobby. It grew into 2 new hobbies. Now it has turned into an ADDICTION!!!!! My husband loves that my 2 hobbies are edible 😋.
There is a whole cookbook with a TON of recipes along this line. “ Make a Mix” by Karine Eliason. It was my go to book when my kids were still home. It has EVERYTHING in it! Brownie mix, cake mixes, hot roll mix, Bisquick, muffin mix. It even has recipes/techniques for freezing ready made items. For years I kept beans and spaghetti sauce in the freezer. Not quite as convenient as popping open a jar, but I could add as many veggies as I wanted to my spaghetti sauce and not have to worry about acidity. I’m going to have to look thru it again. I haven’t used it in years since my kids all grew up. I highly recommend it!
I used this book when my children were young too! Didn’t know her book was still around!
Oh yes! I had the whole series! And still do it after all these years! I used them so much when my kids were very little. I even helped a widower who had four children prepare a months worth of food to freeze. Also did this as baby shower gifts. Loved loved loved it!
I make this mix all the time and have not bought any cream of.... soups for a long time. It is delicious. One tip I learned is to run your powdered skim milk through a processor or blender before using for anything. It grinds it finer and it is WAY easier for it to reconstitute in whatever you use it for. I add my dehydrated celery for cream of celery, or my dehydrated mushrooms for cream of mushroom. This soup is wonderful!!! Thanks for showing this!!
I'm going to try it with my dehydrated potatoes and see how it comes out.
AND I'm going to use it with my pressure canned chicken which is SO easy to shred.
In your experience, can you use Arrowroot powder instead of corn starch and whole milk powder rather than skim milk powder?
@@esthercooper9575 yes
I just got a dehydrator so will be doing this too!!
@@esthercooper9575 Yes but it might change the taste since you use quite a lot of it.
Thanks so much for this recipe! I’ve used it to thicken canned meals I’ve canned. This is quick and easy to use so I will no longer be buying expensive and off tasting cream soups ever again. This is a keeper!!!
Carol, your helped me when I was diagnosed with cancer. The sleepless nights and difficult days, I'm lucky to be healing but the mental stress took its toll. Your family is always in my prays. God bless you all.
This would be great with the Roasted Corn Stock you made for canning. Corn Chowder
Thanks for sharing! I have made this recipe for a number of years. I would add some of my dehydrated celery to the potato soup.
Jo Ann Jewett, good evening how are you doing, how's the pandemic situation over there in your country?
Hi Carol... Having a great day in Central Illinois.
For 2 days I was looking for a decent chicken broth powder, with no success. Each one of them had some nasty ingredients in it, that I will not eat. Thank you so much for those 2 links to Amazon. One of them is currently not available, but the other is. I will get this one, sounds much better than the ones that I saw. I also need the milk powder, then I will make your mix! :)
just made this, and it doesn't compare 2 any canned cream of soup, we have ever tasted. 😋i added thyme 2 your recipe mix. Mom and I both have covid, so we couldn't go out. Had some leftover raw cauliflower and rotisserie chicken, added some cheese..it amazing..😋..these would be cute getwell mixes, to give 2 ppl that are sick..
Love that idea! Get well soon. 💕
@@carol-thriftychichousewife6231 thank we will try.. i want to make a chicken pot pie soup with my dehydrated veggies, also i think a mac and cheese would be yummy..😋 I was so happy to finally get to ohio amish country last month and visit walnut creek cheese, now I wish I had bought that huge bag of powdered milk..thx again marie from 🇨🇦
I love that you shared this. I have digestive issues and can not cook with any "cream of" so this will be very helpful for me in our pantry. Be safe and stay well, Catherine
Hi Carol - I hope all is well with you. I thought maybe I had been unsubscribed. Looking forward to new videos with scrumptious recipes from you.
Definitely adding this to my pantry. One of my goals this year is to transition to homemade condiments etc. so this sounds just perfect!
I love this mix and use it to make gravy too! 1/3 c this mix to 1 1/14 c whichever hot liquid from cooking supper. (I use juices from the slow cooker-like when I make a roast.)
I just wanted to let you know and others who can about China made jars. It’s getting hard to find Ball and Kerr canning jars so I bought an off brand does not have a name from H‑E‑B. I’m canning diced tomatoes and I just placed two jars in the water bath canner the water was not boiling as I was preparing two more jars the ones in the canner started popping a lot I looked and the lids were not popping inward but outward bending and getting creases in them. I’m so thankful I was not pressure canning them I don’t even want to think about what would’ve happened. I think the jars will be ok for storing dry goods in them but not canning. Also ball bands were a little to big for the jars so you couldn’t tighten them and if I put ball lid in the China band it was hard to get it out. Just FYI
I miss your videos! I hope all is well!
Thanks so much for posting this recipe! I use those soups so often and yet hate knowing how much salt, fat, and unnecessary fillers I am feeding to my family. I am definitely going to make this up and get rid of the cans! Thanks, Carol!
By the way, could this serve as a base for a white or peppered gravy? I'd love to get rid of those mixes as well. (I like to make my own anyway but the convenience of a mix is frequently necessary.)
Yes! Check out the link in the description box. They list a lot of ways to use it 😊
Wow, I need to try this one! Thank you :)
Will definitely add this recipe to my preps! Thank you!
I love this. I love all your videos. Thank you so much!
Thank you
Nice job, thanks. I have used the natural knorr bouillion you speak of but found it takes 2 tsp per cup for me to get the taste I want, it's good, just takes more IMO. I make this also but use whole milk powder which I date to be used within 6 mos, seeing that whole milk powder doesn't hold as long after opened. I will admit though to keeping some over a year but you need to ck it first by using it to see if it's still good.
Thank you for a great recipe 💜
Wow thanks, Carole. That’s such a great idea, I think I’ll go to the kitchen and stir some of that up!
Can’t wait to put this together, thanks for the tutorial.
Love this! Such a great idea to have this on hand for so many uses!
Awesome. I won’t have to buy my Bearcreek instant potato Soup mix. My potatoes are in pint jars, my chicken broth is also in pints and now I will have the Cream of Anything dry mix. Thank you.
I love this!
Oh my goodness!!! This recipe is amazing I'm going to add some to my Pantry and my preps. Thanks so much Carol
Omg, I gotta try this. Hello from Houston TX.
Perfect timing ….I’ve canned up a few recipe soup bases and haven’t found the perfect portion per pint to thicken to my liking. This recipe seems to fit that bill…add a smidge more or less to taste! Will gladly keep this in my pantry! Blessings! 👋🇨🇦
What a great idea! I love this Carol!
Awesome 👌 thank you so much
RCG Kreations, good evening how are you doing, how's the pandemic situation over there in your country?
@@kenhartman7362 still several getting Covid but now most only cold symptoms for a few days
How awesome is this and love the recipes on the web site! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing so going to make this!
Definitely need to try this. Thanks
This is brilliant thanks Carol 👍
Love this idea! Thank you!!!
I will def try this, 🥰👍🏻
I made the cream of asparagus, and OMG amazing! So would you think think this mix recipe would work ? Thanks for sharing!
Yes it would work
Thanks for sharing!!
Carol can we use Knorr’s Chicken Bouillon in canning recipes before canning?
I miss your videos. I’m praying you are okay! 🙏💞🙏
I have personal things going on in my life that need my attention but I’ll be uploading again soon 💕
@@carol-thriftychichousewife6231 I will be looking forward to seeing your videos again. I was a bit worried… old women like me tend to worry. Thank you for responding to me. Prayers & Blessings!
🙏💕🙏
First time I have seen this video I can’t believe I missed it. I think it’s a fantastic idea did you do other videos using this cream of soup mix?
No other videos yet
I’m thinking you could do the same with beef bouillon🥰
When would this mix expire. Great idea thanks
Check the expiration date on the powdered milk you use
Thank you for this wonderful recipe. How long does the dry mix keep in the pantry.
Use by the date of the dry milk
How much powder to make a cup of soup like broccoli or butternut squash?
Good to see you back!!! I always look forward to your videos and have tried several of them. In fact I made the Cocoa Bombs for my family for Christmas and those were a BIG hit.
Was just going through the recipe. Thank you for including it. This looks good. Can it be powdered 2% or whole milk? I don't have skim. Also did you mean 2 tsp each of the onion and garlic powder? In the video I thought you said one each. I just want to get this right. It looks like something I will use a lot.
Yes you can use any fat content of powdered milk. I used 2t. each. Enjoy 😊
@@carol-thriftychichousewife6231 2 more questions, if that's okay - can you use beef bouillon instead of chicken and could you just add freeze dried mushrooms and reconstitute in the mix when you cook it to make cream of mushroom?
@@patriciahart9750 yes to the mushrooms. Beef bouillon will work but have a very different flavor. Chicken is more neutral and works with more recipes imo
Okay. Thank you for answering all my questions. I made this up this evening as a beef and mushroom starter and used it to make a gravy for my roast. It was really good. My husband ate 2 helpings!!! We've been under the weather and he hasn't done that in weeks. I was so pleased. I am usually a fairly decent cook but the last few weeks I have felt way off my game. After this I feel redeemed. Thank you so much for this. Another excellent recipe.
Thanks for sharing a wonderful idea. My husband must limit his sodium intake and canned cream soups are crazy high in sodium. I’m thinking of trying a batch and reducing the amount of chicken bouillon powder by half. Do you think that would adversely affect the outcome?
The bouillon is just adding flavor so it’s a matter of preference 😊. You can also buy reduced sodium bouillon
I’m not seeing the Amazon link for the bouillon Am I missing it ?
I was just looming for it too.
My apologies, I updated the description box
I have a totally unrelated question to this video. But my first pressure canning I canned a ton of beans. I followed the soak overnight and boil 30 minutes. I have noticed that over the last few weeks, all the bean water has gotten absorbed in the jars. I wish I had watched carol’s bean video BEFORE I made them. Do I need to toss all of them out? Or will they be safe if I use them in cooking if I boil them for at least ten minutes?
If they still have 50% of the liquid you started with they are fine. If not I would eat them as soon as possible
I watched your video for herbed potatoes , have you canned the small potatoes if so do you have a video out . I had two 5 lb. bags left from the 4th and don't want them going to waste I'm diabetic so can't eat alot of potatoes so canning would be great just thinking of having to pill all those small potatoes is delaying me .
I haven’t bc of peeling them
Is there a specific reason it calls for skim milk powder? Could you use whole milk powder? Thanks for this recipe!
Yes you can use any milk powder
Does anybody know if there is lactose free powdered milk?
How would you make it mushroom or celery with the chicken bullion in it?
The bouillon just adds flavor but it doesn’t taste like chicken necessarily. I use chicken stock in almost every soup I make weather it is chicken based or not…
Please do a recipe and canning of copycat Heinz ketchup.
So far I have tried several powdered milks and they all have a funky after taste. Does this effect the soup mix after you have it made?
I have not experienced that at all
Will you be able to can your soup after making it with the SOS mix since it doesn't have dairy?
No
I don't see the link to the chicken boullion you get from Amazon. Thanks.
My apologies, I updated the description box
@@carol-thriftychichousewife6231 Thanks Carol💕
Can you do this with dehydrated potatoes?
Yes
Hello my dear
Any idea on how to make this dairy free? 3 of 4 kids can't do dairy in our house.
No I’m sorry I don’t
I don’t see any links or suggestions for the chicken bouillon?
My apologies, I updated the description box
What brand of bouillon do you use?
It’s in the description box
Can you use flour instead of cornstarch
I’ve never tried it with flour so I’m not sure of the results
Did your soup have the obvious taste of nonfat powdered milk? I've tried that mix before and just can't get beyond that taste...it makes everything just off. I get plenty of the nonfat powder for free from our food pantry, but you'd think they'd give people the full fat for better nutrition for kids (and compliance to actually use/drink it) :P
I don’t taste the milk at all. It’s the bouillon flavor along with the spices that you taste
I’ve not yet discovered a powdered milk that tastes good. I’m wondering if it’s made from long life milk…. 🤷♀️
miss your vid💞.. hope u r ok🥰. this looks delish 😋..i think this would be great in an amish recipe, called turkey🦃 or chicken 🐔 supreme. where you make like a uncooked macaroni, chicken, and cream soup casserole. combine all ingedients place in the fridge over nite then bake in the oven the next day..marie from 🇨🇦
I hope she's ok too. Miss her videos.
@@orlandomedic1 good evening how are you doing, how's the pandemic situation over there in your country?