Saloon owner, Miss Carolina, was known for three things. Her beauty, her
Saloon, and above all...her capricious nature. Her boyfriend, Sheriff Mylaw,
loved her with passion. Anything she asked for, she got.
Until..that is....the Autumn of 1886. When Mylaw and his gang had
to retreat from a fierce battle, at Golden Squash Corral, over some
squash soup. History books don't tell about this story...but, I will.
The weather was cooler, and Miss Carolina was craving some good,
homemade soup. She had heard, the Soupees, a peaceful Indian tribe
living in a nearby valley made the most exquisite squash soup.
She turned to Mylaw, and said, "I want some squash soup from the
Soupee tribe, like right now".
He responded, "You got it, sweetie pie!"
What they didn't know is that standing at the bar, a cowboy, friend of the
Soupees, over heard them.
Cow-cowdrile Dundee, quickly went off to the valley to alert the Soupees.
It was DISCO night, and the tribe was having a blast, when Cow-cowdrile
Dundee, arrived and let them know Sheriff Mylaw's plans.
The tribe's cook, She Who Cooks Good, exclaimed, "Over my gorgeous
dead body, will I give him my squash soup...No way Jose! It's my recipe,
it stays with the Soupees!"
And she added, "I cut the golden butternut squash, potatoes, onions,
zucchini squash, carrots, and add a celery stalk, that later I will discard!"
"And...the trick iS to heat some olive oil, and brown the veggies lightly,
adding salt. That brings out the flavor!!" She said while holding a squash
with love.
"Then, I cover all with water, and let it simmer... until all the veggies
are tender. I put the veggies, except the celery, in a food processor, add
some of the stock, some milk...a little butter...and blend it until smooth,
and creamy...Yummy, Yummy in my tummy!" said, She Cooks Good,
while rubbing her tummy.
The Chief of the tribe, Big Bowl, told Cow-cowdrile Dundee, to go tell
Sheriff Mylaw, that they would fight over the soup at Golden Squash
Corral at noon, the next day. Dundee did just that....
And so, the following day when the sun struck noon, Sheriff Mylaw, and
his gang, fought fiercely against the Soupees for the soup. It was wild.
It was gruesome. It was the battle of all battles. There were so many
casualties they didn't even want to keep track of the toll!
Sheriff Mylaw's gang was scrambling for safety from the Indians,
who were fighting with all they got...arrow, soup pans, wood spoons, frying
pans...The saloon girls had to join the fight...
The losses were great...look at those stockings. What a shame!
But, the Soupees, who had lost their horses to bullets. Did not
give up!! They fought and fought...
The battle went on for hours...even Miss Carolina joined the fight!
It was a mad house....
Sheriff Mylaw took a look at the casualties around him. Death. Destruction.
He was going to loose everyone! He took out a horn, played it really
bad, then yelled ...
"RETREAT!! RETREAT!! RETREAT!!"
The Soupees celebrated their victory by cooking great, big pots of
squash soup! Then made it extra special by pan frying some bread
in olive oil, and adding an extra drizzle of olive oil ..
(or ...heavy whip cream)
SOME THINGS ARE JUST WORTH FIGHTING FOR......
Sorry, Miss Carolina...
Jajajajaja, mama me encanta, tu y tu imaginacion.
Por cierto, se ve deciciosa.
Posted by: mayra | 11/04/2010 at 03:35 AM
Hahaha too funny and delicious!!!
Posted by: Starr Webster | 11/04/2010 at 05:58 AM
OMG...This is hilarious!! Where in the world did you get these photos? I feel so honored to receive this secret recipe ~ I'll have to try it!
Your'e a hoot!!
Posted by: Jillsy | 11/04/2010 at 07:10 AM
I loved your take on RETREAT! And your soup looks amazing!! Well done, and thank you ...
Posted by: Sally G. | 11/04/2010 at 08:04 AM
My family in Spain is so much fun...My niece, Miss
Carolina", does theme parties at her home for the whole family...kids and all! Her husband, a serious business man, Sheriff Mylaw, simply adores her.
EVERYONE comes with cameras, and share them with me...I can't let them go to waste! Since I am not there, my stories are my way of connecting with them.
What can I say...a family that plays together..stays
together!
Thank you for the opportunity to share. So glad you
enjoyed it.
Posted by: Juana | 11/04/2010 at 08:09 AM
Starr, as you see my family is nuts....I really hope someday you can visit us in Spain! THANK YOU for the
comment, I love to see them in my blog...makes me feel
people are REALLY reading! Check out "Alonso visits
Madrid", Sandra and Alonso had a fun day!
See you at work!
Posted by: Juana | 11/04/2010 at 08:16 AM
Hi Sally! Thank you for your comment! By the way,
I have plenty more of these stories in my blog. Well, actually I have two, BETWEEN U.S.A AND SPAIN and FOOD STORIES.
I went to your blog and really liked it, so I will
be adding it to my favorites on my sidebar! :)
Thanks again!
Posted by: Juana | 11/04/2010 at 08:25 AM
Gracias, Mayra, por comentar! Siempre me hace tanta ilusion que lo hagas!!
Tenia unas ganas de usar estas fotos y el blog de Jillsy, me dio la idea con lo de hacer una historia de una palabra. Retreat, me hizo inmediatamente pensar en esta fiesta!
Te quierooooooooo, besos
Mama
Posted by: Juana | 11/04/2010 at 08:27 AM
Querida hermana, no se si se ha publicado lo anterior...por si acaso me repito. Te superas cada día mas y mas, esta historia es fantastica. Lo que me has hecho reir. Eres única. TQ.
Posted by: Maribel Aragon | 11/04/2010 at 10:52 AM
Gracias hermana! La verdad que tenia tantas ganas de usar estas fotos en una historia...y por fin lo hice!! Yo misma me he partido de la risa escogiendolas...Me alegro que te hayan hecho reir!
Te quiero, Mil besos!!!
Posted by: Juana | 11/04/2010 at 12:15 PM
Juana, I love this! I was going to ask where you got the photos, but someone beat me to it. I love how you come up with a story to go with the photos. So creative! And so sweet of your family to give you material to work with!! I can't wait to try this soup!
Posted by: Barbara | 11/04/2010 at 02:00 PM
If you only saw the rest of the "material" of that party....I laugh every time I see them. During the party every time a trumpet sounded everyone had to throw themselves on the floor, and at the end a professional dancer came out to show everyone how to square dance...I might just write another story.
But, now I am thinking of a recipe to go along with a trip, my niece Carol and my sister Cary did to Greece. You wouldn't believe what went on.. on that ship!
By the way, that soup was the only way for my son
Christopher to eat veggies, but only if it had those home made "croutons".
Posted by: Juana | 11/04/2010 at 03:14 PM
Juana ~ I'm putting this post on my "Latest & Greatest" cause it is too darn good!!!! :-)
Posted by: Jillsy | 11/05/2010 at 08:28 AM
OH, HOW WONDERFUL! What an honor to be in your "Latest and Greatest"...I am so glad you enjoyed the story.
I got plenty of these along my blog. Here is one where
I am the "STAR" lol!!! Hope you like it!
http://spanisheyes.typepad.com/my-blog/2010/05/once-upon-a-time-in-cuba.html
Thanks again!
Posted by: Juana | 11/05/2010 at 03:34 PM