Cooking: Tips - How to make a soup

• -          Do not put salt into a soup until it is cooked and skimmed as the salt prevent the fat from rising.

• -          Fresh parsley lessens the need for salt in soups.

• -          Soup or stew can be more flavorful when onions are sautéed first in butter or oil before adding other ingredients.

• -          When cooking milk or cream soups, cover the pan/cooking container in order to prevent caking or formation of a “skin”.