More on Soup

Definition:

Soup; from Sop...Bread used to soak up the drippings of meats and/or liquid still left in the bowl or on the plate/platter.

When you hear the word soup, what  immediately comes to mind depends largely on, here in the US, what your roots are; Examples: Campbell's soup. European roots: meat and or Vegetables boiled in water, sometimes thickened with flour.
Asian: Especially Chinese since they are so much a part of the history of America. It could be won-ton or egg drop that comes to mind. The various Ramen dried mix with water added also fastley becoming generally popular.
Mexican: It could be tripe, gazpacho served cold and if your roots are Italian it could be just minestrone.

I've even heard that soup was served up on Trail Drives but unless it had thick hunks of meat and plenty of potatoes and other Vegetables found along the creek beds and made into a thick stew, I don't believe that the trail drives had anything to do with soup.
Imagine if you will, a Cowboy who has just come to supper after 12 hours eating dust and literally punching cows, being handed a bowl of vegetable soup or thickened Consommé (thickened broth), he'd probably shoot the cook.

But in the society we now live in there are many choices and some fantastic soups to be had.
Is there anything more welcome on a cold winter day or cold and blustery spring or fall day?