wanted only five cups of stock. at the end, the recipe said “if the soup seems too thick, thin it with a little chicken stock or water.” seems? were they kidding? without more water in the first boiling, my peas would have turned into the consistency of ready-to-set plaster of paris. in all, i had to add about another quart of water to keep the soup liquid.
none of this was a disaster; i could see what needed to be done differently and did it, no matter what the recipe said. but not everyone might be able to do that, so i had an unhappy feeling that the author might have 