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20 November 2007

Can one make ranch (dressing) flavored soup? Google is not helping. What flavor is 'ranch' anyway?
Buttermilk, mayo, garlic and onion.
posted by mischief 20 November | 04:23
What flavor is 'ranch' anyway?


Chemical, as far as I can tell.
posted by bmarkey 20 November | 04:26
I absolutely adore ranch dressing, but you can only buy 'Newman's Own' in the UK. So when I visit the States I stock up on the sachets of Hidden Valley to mix up myself with milk and mayo.

I suppose you could flavour a soup with one of those sachets, although I'm not sure how it would turn out.
posted by essexjan 20 November | 05:38
What mischief said. Here are some recipes for making your own ranch dressing- maybe you could cross one of those with a milky kind of soup, like cream of potato, skip the mayo, and see how that works.
posted by BoringPostcards 20 November | 06:39
a friend of mine is a manager at a local outback steakhouse, but before she got promoted she described the act of waiting tables as "serving ranch to rednecks"

i think i sprayed whatever i was drinking all over the table the first time i heard that.
posted by syntax 20 November | 07:34
BP, I'm sure that's right because I remember having "Ranch Potato Soup" at a diner a few years back.
posted by PaxDigita 20 November | 08:17
Ranch dressing is a 20th century invention -- Hidden Valley Ranch actually created it when they were just an actual ranch, not a brand, so it's basically someone's special recipe flavor combo.
posted by Miko 20 November | 11:15
When I make my own dressing, I use oregano, thyme, and just a touch of paprika (but not enough to make the dressing change colors) and it tastes very much like the packaged stuff. (Without the chemicals.)
posted by mudpuppie 20 November | 13:09
P.S.: Creamy Tuscan Ranch Soup.
posted by mudpuppie 20 November | 13:10
P.P.S.: Everyone knows Tuscans are creamier than Sicilians.
posted by mudpuppie 20 November | 13:11
Awesome, pups! I'm going to experiment with ranch soup this weekend. I will post my results as they become available.

I have just realized that I drank way more than I thought I did last night. I posted this after coming home and before going to bed. I'm now getting ready to make dinner, catching up on the MeCha, and I see this post. I'm all like, "Wow! I want to know how to make ranch soup too!" Then I see that I'm the one that posted this question. *sigh*
posted by youngergirl44 20 November | 19:17
Gmail and Google both down? || What can this song be?

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