12/29/2023
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Friday 29th December is ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐!
Pepper Pot is a thick and spicy soup (some would call it a stew) that is an American staple dish, especially in the southern regions of the United States. It's the perfect dish for this time of year and for enjoying when it's colder outside.
What is Pepper Pot? Well, it contains twelve different ingredients. Now that we know the ingredients for the Pepper Pot it's easy to make your own. Just get a crock-pot or slow cooker. The ingredients are four cups of water, four tablespoons of chicken bouillon powder, two medium grated potatoes, two medium sized carrots which are also grated, two finely chopped celery stalks, one finely chopped onion, one and a half cups of finely chopped green, red, or yellow peppers, one half cup of all-purpose flour, two teaspoons of salt, one teaspoon of pepper, one more cup of water, and finally, six cups of milk. Just leave it to bubble and simmer till it thickens and the meat marinades in the soup (best overnight)!
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Pepper Pot Soup has many, many variations to it. But the soups true origins began on December 29th of 1777 during the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army had been experiencing an exceptionally harsh winter during the battle of Valley Forge. The soldiers were low on food because the farmers in the area had gone and sold all their supplies to the British Army for cash. Christopher Ludwick, the baker general of the Continental Army, gathered whatever food he could scrounge together to feed the cold and frail soldiers.
The chef was able to find scraps of tripe, meat, and some peppercorn. He then mixed the ingredients together with some other seasonings and created the hot, thick, and spicy soup we now know as pepper pot soup. It quickly became known as โthe soup that won the war.โ
