Too much pepper

[Beryl]

I have just made a large pot (14 pints) of veggie soup. Unfortunately the shaker top on the pepper pot fell off when I was seasoning it. I know by adding potatoes they will absorb salt but what about Pepper?

Would be grateful for any advice.

Thanks
Beryl.

[Tigger]

You could try thinking of it as a hot spice, like chilli, and try and calm it down with cream, creme fraiche, marscapone, cream cheese, milk, honey, sugar and tomatoes, extra stock.

Or - divide it into portions and use each one as a base for another soup/stock/stew.

[Chantal]

Hi Beryl

You can usually just scoop most of the pepper off before it gets mixed in, did you not try that?

[Piglet]

Chantal, sometimes the most simple solutions are by far be best.

[Beryl]

No Chantel, panic set in when the little shaker thing fell out and by the time I had fished that out most of it had sunk in. I think about 3 teaspoons full in all. I had made the chicken stock and added all the diced veggies which I like to leave nice and chunky. not blended so I am not sure about adding cream etc. I could make some more stock to dilute it though. I shall be very careful next time.

Thanks.
Beryl.

[Chantal]

Oh dear, I'd follow Tigger's suggestios then.