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Cooking & Baking

elleng

(141,926 posts) Fri Jul 12, 2019, 06:54 PM Jul 2019

Advice, please! [View all]

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

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Advice, please! [View all] elleng Jul 2019 OP

I've used peanut butter-- dawg day Jul 2019 #1

Open 2 bottles of wine. Soak corks in the soup. Drink wine. Remove corks and serve. dameatball Jul 2019 #2

HAHAHAHAHA! elleng Jul 2019 #3

try the potato Kali Jul 2019 #4

Thanks. Water/broth base, elleng Jul 2019 #5

low or salt free on adding broth! Kali Jul 2019 #7

Add some water and noodles. stevil Jul 2019 #6

Yes, but you have to do this in the proper sequence Major Nikon Jul 2019 #8

HA! Ain't got none of that in the house! (Tequila/mescal, that is!) elleng Jul 2019 #9

It doesn't work as well with vodka Major Nikon Jul 2019 #10

Can you drain off the liquid and then make another soup using part of the japple Jul 2019 #11

Thanks, I MIGHT have, but more 'stuff,' veges and crab, than liquid elleng Jul 2019 #12

Celery works too as a salt absorber. yellerpup Jul 2019 #13

Thanks, didn't know that about celery. elleng Jul 2019 #14

I didn't know about potatoes, either. yellerpup Jul 2019 #15

Cut it with salt free seafood stock or chicken stock...also you can add some sweet to balance the Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #16