CONCOCTING IT BY THE BOOK.Some books about chicken soup chicken soup Chicken broth Folk medicine Jewish penicillin A fowl broth with a long tradition as a home remedy for URIs, which may be a nasal decongestant, inhibit growth of pneumococci in vitro, and stimulate immune responsiveness in WBCs Mainstream medicine A : ``The Whole World Loves Chicken Soup'' (Warner Books; $22.95). Author Mimi Sheraton spent 18 months chronicling chicken recipes from around the globe. ``I was surprised and delighted to discover that in Ethiopia, Senegal and the Ivory Coast Ivory Coast: see Côte d'Ivoire. , they eat chicken,'' she writes. Sheraton features soups grouped geographically including Brazil's ``Canja,'' a chicken, vegetable and rice soup; Scotland's ``Cock-a-Leekie'' soup; Norway's ``Hunsekjuttsuppe,'' a chicken soup with apples and vegetables; Germany's ``Huhnersuppe Mit Curry,'' a curried cream of chicken soup; Ethiopia's ``Yedoro Shorba,'' a spicy chicken soup; and Ghana's ``Nkakra'' chicken and eggplant soup. She also has standard classics such as a classic clear broth, New England chicken and corn chowder, goulash gou·lash n. 1. A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, seasoned mainly with paprika. 2. A mixture of many different elements; a hodgepodge. soup and others. ``Soup has become big this year,'' Sheraton said. ``Chicken gumbos, Mexican, Middle Eastern and Chinese chicken soups have become more popular with the mainstream.'' ``Chicken Soup,'' by Linda Zimmerman (Potter Publishing; $11), featuring 38 recipes. Includes Avgolemono, Matzo Ball, Escarole escarole (ĕs'kərōl`): see chicory. , Sun-dried Tomato and Basmati Rice bas·ma·ti rice n. An aromatic long-grain rice from India. [Hindi b  smat Chicken Soup, Corn and Chicken Dumpling, Wonton, Minestrone and Smoked Chicken, Sausage and Chicken Gumbo gumbo, another name for okra; also applied in the W United States to a rich, black, alkaline alluvial soil, which is soapy or sticky when wet. gumbo , and more. ``Chicken Soup,'' by Marcie Ver Ploeg (Main Street Books; $15), has 75 chicken soup recipes, including a chicken soup like Grandma used to make, Hot and Spicy, Knife-and-Fork Chicken Soup and more. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Chicken soup is near and dear to our hearts, and to those of several cookbook authors. That makes it easy to simmer a pot of Jewish penicillin - or another ethnic version - in your own kitchen. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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