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Kettle Cuisine Hungarian Mushroom soup

by Nancy Kalajian

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For those who think store-bought mushroom soup is always thick and bland, here's a corrective. Kettle Cuisine's Hungarian Mushroom is rich, yet not overly creamy; in the mouth it's fragrant and tangy. It's flavored with an intriguing blend of Hungarian paprika, Madeira wine, beef stock, light cream, sour cream, and dill, with lots of chopped onions, carrots, and mushrooms. For years, soups from this Chelsea-based company have been available only to the food-service industry, but last year a retail line was finally introduced. All 11 varieties of Kettle Cuisine soup, including mushroom, come in 10-ounce microwavable bowls with small handles. They're available for about $2.49 in the refrigerated sections of many Boston-area Campus Convenience Stores, Star Markets, Wild Oats, and Crosby's Marketplaces. Call (877) 302-7687 or visit www.kettlecuisine.com.

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