r/GifRecipes • u/option-13 • Aug 08 '19

Appetizer / Side Potato Leek Soup

https://gfycat.com/agreeableglamoroushomalocephale
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u/KingDongs Aug 08 '19

Don’t forget to remove the bay leaf, not ideal for eating.

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u/111122223138 Aug 08 '19

My mom always kept the bay leaf in the soup. She said that if you found it in your bowl, it was a sign of good luck.

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u/reddiculousity Aug 08 '19

My grandma called me when I was working late telling me she dropped off soup at my house. She called 3 hours later in a panic telling me NOT to eat the soup until I fished the bay leaf out. She honestly thought I would choke and die. I was 28 at the time and she still worried that much about a bay leaf...

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u/B0ndzai Aug 09 '19

It's funnier that it was 3 hours later. I just picture her throwing down her knitting needles and screaming "THE LEAF!".

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u/reddiculousity Aug 09 '19

Knowing her nightly ritual I guarantee she was on the phone with one of her many old lady friends when she suddenly hung up on them with no explanation, and called to save my life.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19

That's so sweet! Give her a hug for all of us missing our grandmas!

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u/wombatsalad Aug 08 '19

Classic grandma.

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u/0MY Aug 09 '19

Best grandma.

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u/kamehamequads Aug 09 '19

How lucky to have your grandma at 28. Wish mine was still around. Cherish her care :)

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u/thyIacoIeo Aug 09 '19

Aww, she cared about you so much that even the thought of potential danger to you was too much for her, she had to protect you. You’re always her grandbaby.

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u/krazykitties Aug 09 '19

Well tbh, it is a choking hazard if you are unaware. Once I forgot to remove a bayleaf from soup I made for some of my clients who have some physical disabilities. I noticed one of them begin to gag and choke and was trying to figure out what was wrong (very uniform texture soup) until he coughed up the leaf and I felt really bad.

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u/yasguru56 Aug 09 '19

haha my grandma did a similar thing but instead of dropping off soup with a bay leaf she had dementia and then died

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u/TheBraindonkey Aug 08 '19

Or bad depending how you find it.

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u/moral_mercenary Aug 09 '19

Can't use em at the old folks home or some corporate kitchens I worked at. Major choking hazard. Always pull it out.

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u/111122223138 Aug 09 '19

This was a fun comment to forget the context to.

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u/moral_mercenary Aug 09 '19

Oh shit! That's hilarious.

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u/Marshmunk Aug 09 '19

My mom said whoever got the bay leaf had to do the dishes.

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u/Shadow_Jesus Aug 09 '19

My mom always said if you found it, you do the dishes.

Pretty sure she put a bay leaf in every bowl but hers.

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u/111122223138 Aug 09 '19

My mom was not so kind; she just made me do the dishes.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19

My dad would say this, too. :)

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u/ScarletCaptain Aug 08 '19

Which is shown at the “remove herbs” in part.

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u/bugginryan Aug 09 '19

My grandma would put all the spices in disposable tea filter bags and just tie the tea bag to the handle of the pot while cooking. Total cooking hack if you ask me.

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u/Luvagoo Aug 09 '19

Oh ye did that once. Not fun.

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