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My wife insisted we try a 'bean water' soup from a 1930s cookbook she found.
It was literally just the leftover liquid from a can of chickpeas, some garlic, and a potato, simmered for 20 minutes. I thought it would be awful, but it was shockingly good and cost maybe 50 cents a bowl. Has anyone else actually tried one of those old 'use everything' recipes?
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elliot_allen656mo ago
My great-aunt used to make a spread from leftover bacon grease and stale breadcrumbs.
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clairer207mo ago
My friend's grandma made soup from leftover pickle juice once.
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the_jake7mo ago
Yeah, I read somewhere that pickle juice was a big thing in some old school cooking, especially when people had to use every single thing they had. Like, they'd use it to brine cheap cuts of meat to make them tender, or add a splash to potato salad instead of vinegar. Soup sounds wild, but I guess it's just a really strong, salty broth base. Makes you wonder how many weird recipes got lost because they seemed too poor or strange at the time.
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