Originally Posted by
prezzy
I make soup all the time. Last one I made is a Texas bean soup. I have been making this one for 30 years . I still miss my mother's veg soup. Mine is close, but still not hers.
My mom finally slipped up and told me why my vegetable soup didn't taste just like hers. I found out that she put shredded cabbage in very early so it cooked beyond recognition. (I'm not a cabbage fan) Once I started using cabbage, the soup was the same as hers, and I can't make it without her "secret ingredient".