# My Soup Woes... I can't cook... help! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 18, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-soup-woes-i-cant-cook-help/219691 "2003-12-18T04:07:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-soup-woes-i-cant-cook-help/219691/21 "2003-12-19T06:52:09Z")
Forgot to add- I don’t usually salt to taste at the stock stage. I prefer to let my guests salt their own soup, as it’s such a personal taste thing. I will pepper the stock though. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-soup-woes-i-cant-cook-help/219691/22 "2003-12-19T07:08:20Z")
If you want your stock to have some extra body and gelatinousness, throw in some chicken feet. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-soup-woes-i-cant-cook-help/219691/23 "2003-12-19T12:01:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynne\_kilii \* > \*\ ***EjsGirl** , is there anything I can use if I’m just a single girl, and I don’t really ever have a carcass lying around? Or do I have to invest in some major chicken action? \*\* Some people buy chicken winglets just to make stock; another possibility is to ask at the supermarket deli counter if they have any ham bones, or similar. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-soup-woes-i-cant-cook-help/219691.md?page=1)