Only a monster would crush saltines before adding them to tomato soup

[Randomguy]

The end.

[Razors Edge ★]

Crush vs break.  Breaking at least makes them fit without creating a lot of cracker dust.  Leaving them whole seems dopey, but maybe you have weird soup bowls.

[Airehead]

Breaker here. 

[Randomguy]

I put whole stacked crackers in the soup, then break submerged with the spoon.  Three crackers at a time, usually.

I feel this is the most fun way, plus it preserves the crunch best relative to other ways.

[Razors Edge ★]

5 minutes ago, Randomguy said:

I put whole stacked crackers in the soup, then break submerged with the spoon.  Three crackers at a time, usually.

I feel this is the most fun way, plus it preserves the crunch best relative to other ways.

FTR, grilled cheese is the natural, logical, and sane accompaniment to tomato soup.

[BuffJim]

Oyster crackers is the correct solution. 

[Kzoo]

BM

[jsharr ★]

Read number 7 you unsophisticated rhubarb.

https://www.spoonfulofcomfort.com/blog/the-proper-way-to-eat-soup/

[Kzoo]

2 minutes ago, jsharr said:

Read number 7 you unsophisticated rhubarb.

https://www.spoonfulofcomfort.com/blog/the-proper-way-to-eat-soup/

Pfffffft

Following this soap protocol will keep your soup from getting chunky and gloopy with mushy crackers.

[Randomguy]

11 minutes ago, BuffJim said:

Oyster crackers is the correct solution. 

I see why someone might suggest those, but they don't have the right taste/consistency I favor.  I bet if I was raised with them instead of saltines that I might like them more.

[Razors Edge ★]

2 minutes ago, jsharr said:

Read number 7 you unsophisticated rhubarb.

https://www.spoonfulofcomfort.com/blog/the-proper-way-to-eat-soup/

I'm concerned about the accuracy of #4.  I too have be told to spoon away from me, but this reasoning (below) is unconvincing.  An unmentioned reason (or two) is more reasonable to me, than the weird BS below.

4. Why Spoon Soup Away from You

Most people learn how to eat soup by scooping it toward their body. However, when you spoon it up in the opposite direction, any soup that falls off of the spoon will make its way back to the bowl instead of elsewhere. As you spoon your soup away from your body, you should also gently wipe the bottom of your spoon on the top edge of your bowl. This will take any extra soup off the bottom of your spoon so the drips don’t end up in your lap. No mess, no fuss.

[jsharr ★]

1 minute ago, Kzoo said:

Pfffffft

Following this soap protocol will keep your soup from getting chunky and gloopy with mushy crackers.

soap?  are you sniffing the white board markers again?  

[Randomguy]

5 minutes ago, jsharr said:

Read number 7 you unsophisticated rhubarb.

https://www.spoonfulofcomfort.com/blog/the-proper-way-to-eat-soup/

It says I am doing it the right way, you heathen!

"For saltines, you should add a few at a time"

[jsharr ★]

1 minute ago, Razors Edge said:

I'm concerned about the accuracy of #4.  I too have be told to spoon away from me, but this reasoning (below) is unconvincing.  An unmentioned reason (or two) is more reasonable to me, than the weird BS below.

4. Why Spoon Soup Away from You

Most people learn how to eat soup by scooping it toward their body. However, when you spoon it up in the opposite direction, any soup that falls off of the spoon will make its way back to the bowl instead of elsewhere. As you spoon your soup away from your body, you should also gently wipe the bottom of your spoon on the top edge of your bowl. This will take any extra soup off the bottom of your spoon so the drips don’t end up in your lap. No mess, no fuss.

Do you expect me to actually read the drivel I cut and paste?  Next you will want me to read the other posts in the forum to make sure I am not parodying a parody.  Sheesh.  You and Kzoo need to go at crackers to your soap.

[jsharr ★]

36 minutes ago, Randomguy said:

I put whole stacked crackers in the soup, then break submerged with the spoon.  Three crackers at a time, usually.

I feel this is the most fun way, plus it preserves the crunch best relative to other ways.

 

1 minute ago, Randomguy said:

It says I am doing it the right way, you heathen!

"For saltines, you should add a few at a time"

How is the whole stack of crackers the same as a few at a time?  How!  HOW DAMN IT!!!!???

[Razors Edge ★]

10 minutes ago, jsharr said:

 

How is the whole stack of crackers the same as a few at a time?  How!  HOW DAMN IT!!!!???

Man,  "the whole stack of crackers" sure seems different than  "whole stacked crackers".

[Randomguy]

12 minutes ago, jsharr said:

How is the whole stack of crackers the same as a few at a time?  How!  HOW DAMN IT!!!!???

Ahem:

"I put whole stacked crackers in the soup, then break submerged with the spoon.  Three crackers at a time, usually."

[maddmaxx ★]

32 minutes ago, BuffJim said:

Oyster crackers is the correct solution. 

This should be the solution for the thread.  Some people wouldn't know the right answer if it bit them.

[MoseySusan]

If not grilled cheese, then toast. 

[Kirby]

We always had crackers on side, never mixed in with the soup.

[Randomguy]

Just now, Kirby said:

We always had crackers on side, never mixed in with the soup.

Please explain.

[Kirby]

My grandmother would have them on a small plate next to her soup bowl, and she'd usually put butter on the saltines.  I'm not a fan of butter on the saltines, but I like the contrast in texture and adding them to the soup makes them too mushy.  Plus that's just how we do it.

[Wilbur ★]

Well, colour me gauche!   

[MoseySusan]

3 minutes ago, Kirby said:

We always had crackers on side, never mixed in with the soup.

And family restaurants had a variety of crackers in a basket on the table. 

[Wilbur ★]

Just now, Kirby said:

My grandmother would have them on a small plate next to her soup bowl, and she'd usually put butter on the saltines.  I'm not a fan of butter on the saltines, but I like the contrast in texture and adding them to the soup makes them too mushy.  Plus that's just how we do it.

Kirby, listen to your grandmother.  She knew.. 

[Randomguy]

3 minutes ago, Kirby said:

My grandmother would have them on a small plate next to her soup bowl, and she'd usually put butter on the saltines.  I'm not a fan of butter on the saltines, but I like the contrast in texture and adding them to the soup makes them too mushy.  Plus that's just how we do it.

I like saltines with butter, my brother and I ate those a lot as kids as snacks.  Never with butter in soup, though.

 

5 minutes ago, MoseySusan said:

And family restaurants had a variety of crackers in a basket on the table. 

The magic only happens when you add them to soup, though, right?

[jsharr ★]

8 minutes ago, Kirby said:

My grandmother would have them on a small plate next to her soup bowl, and she'd usually put butter on the saltines.  I'm not a fan of butter on the saltines, but I like the contrast in texture and adding them to the soup makes them too mushy.  Plus that's just how we do it.

This is of course the correct way.  You don't put beer nuts in your beer.  You keep them on the side.  Sip of beer, a few beer nuts.  

[Randomguy]

I don't know that I have crackers with any other soup, now that I think about it.  That is strange, isn't it?

My tomato soup and crackers are being delivered tonight.

[MoseySusan]

Just now, Randomguy said:

The magic only happens when you add them to soup, though, right?

My grandfather showed me to place a bit of salad soaked in dressing on a cracker and eat it. I like to use a slab of rye crisp or a pita chip, especially if there’s feta cheese in the salad. 

[MoseySusan]

2 minutes ago, Randomguy said:

My tomato soup and crackers are being delivered tonight.

I add a smidge of sambal to tomato soup. Had that for lunch yesterday. 

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

Try a few pieces of popcorn on your tomato soup instead of crackers. Bees knees for sure. 

[ChrisL]

We never put crackers in soup growing up so I can’t really wrap my head around that. But my mom always put a scoop of rice in our soup so that became a thing with my kids too. 

There is a local seafood place that serves a great red clam chowder.  Yeah yeah I know NE chowdah is where it’s at but I like their red.  Anyway they give you these little bread balls that are as hard as a rock.  I like to soak a couple of those in the soup but you gotta bust them open first or the broth won’t soak in. 
 

[Thaddeus Kosciuszko]

7 hours ago, jsharr said:

You don't put beer nuts in your beer. 

And why not?!?  It says right on the label that's what they're for!