The Little Dipper for Canned Soup

Day 264.

An entire 18.5-ounce can of Progresso Clam Chowder can fit in at Little Dipper!

This is so exciting that when JeniJen calls you don't even say hello (you can see it's her through the Caller ID) and yell into the phone, "an entire 18.5-ounce can of soup can fit in a Little Dipper!" And because she is so wonderful and because she too understands how absolutely marvelous this discovery is, she will say, "that's great, honey."

I took the ingredients picture on the stove top because the counter was full of paper piles from school. You get too much paper from school. It bothers me.

The Ingredients.

Little Dipper
can of soup

The Directions.

Progresso is so nice that they now have pull-tops on their cans. I LOVE pull-tops.
Pour contents of can in Little Dipper.
Plug in.
Hide pretty much all of the work papers that have come home from school in the bottom of the recycling bin.
Go get kids from school.

The Verdict.

My kids really like clam chowder. I sort of re-created it earlier in the year with my fish chowder. If I'm remembering correctly, Mir's Monkey really likes my fish chowder, too. But you can't make fish chowder every day. That would just be crazy.

updated 9.23.08:

I received the following email today from a General Mills (they make Progresso soup) representative:

Dear Mrs. CrockPot,

Thank you for contacting Progresso regarding gluten in Progresso New England clam chowder soup.

It is our goal to help our consumers determine whether or not they can include our products in their diet. To accurately accomplish this, we believe it is best to refer to the specific ingredients listed on each product package.

However, we do understand that ingredients can be confusing, so we want to assure you if the ingredient label does not list wheat, barley, rye, oats or gluten containing ingredients sourced from these grains, then the product would be gluten-free. Sources of gluten are listed on the label even if the source of gluten is part of another ingredient (such as flavoring or spice). Because ingredients may vary from one package to another due to product reformulation, you should use the product's ingredient label to provide you with current and accurate information.

Additional information regarding gluten may be obtained by contacting your health care professional or:

Celiac Sprue Association/United States of America, Inc.

PO Box 31700

Omaha, NE 68131-0700

402-558-0600

Or toll free: 877-CSA-4-CSA (877-272-4272)

www.csaceliacs.org

We hope this information is helpful.
Sincerely yours,
[person from General Mills]