Advice, please!

[elleng]

Went out of my way to pick up a favorite at a local diner, used to have good crab/vege soup. Just tasted it, and it's the most over-salted item I've ever had.

ANY way I can save it from the trash, like adding a cut-up potato?

Thanks

[dawg day]

1. I've used peanut butter--

Supposedly there's some chemical reaction that neutralizes the salt. But I don't know if that would work on a small amount.

Another option is to dilute the salt by adding in more liquid, like if this is a broth, add in some salt-free chicken broth, or just water, or if it's a cream soup, add some milk.

I have heard about using a potato, but it didn't work for me. I think it might work better if you are still cooking the soup.

[dameatball]

2. Open 2 bottles of wine. Soak corks in the soup. Drink wine. Remove corks and serve.

A friend told me it works.

[elleng]

3. HAHAHAHAHA!

[Kali]

4. try the potato

also what is the liquid base? if it is cream or broth, you could try diluting or replacing part of that...

[elleng]

5. Thanks. Water/broth base,

so may add water AND potato.

[Kali]

7. low or salt free on adding broth!

[stevil]

6. Add some water and noodles.

I eat way too much salt.

[Major Nikon]

8. Yes, but you have to do this in the proper sequence

1) Eat spoonful of soup
2) Down shot of tequila or mescal (cheapest you can find)
3) Suck on lime wedge

4) Repeat steps 1-3 until soup is gone or you vomit

[elleng]

9. HA! Ain't got none of that in the house! (Tequila/mescal, that is!)

[Major Nikon]

10. It doesn't work as well with vodka

[japple]

11. Can you drain off the liquid and then make another soup using part of the

broth? Hope you can find a solution.

[elleng]

12. Thanks, I MIGHT have, but more 'stuff,' veges and crab, than liquid

(which is why it USED to be such good soup!)

I cut up and par-boiled small potato, and added potato and hot water to a bowl, from which I've been eating (slowly.)

I'm really disappointed in the soup, may have to travel further (to a more expensive restaurant) to achieve my goal!

[yellerpup]

13. Celery works too as a salt absorber.

Also, wine and/or water.

[elleng]

14. Thanks, didn't know that about celery.

Will try it, IF the problem arises again. For the time, being potatoes + water have kept me from missing dinner(s!)

[yellerpup]

15. I didn't know about potatoes, either.

I learned something new today too!

[Demsrule86]

16. Cut it with salt free seafood stock or chicken stock...also you can add some sweet to balance the

salt...lemon too.