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This was pretty good. My picky kids would not eat it, but DH and I liked it. It made a ton of soup. I'm going to try freezing some of it.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"03\/03\/2012 18:32","GUID":"793cebfcb6d74ed587fbd8a1b1717b4c","MemberId":1712085,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"mjlouk","SubmittedDate":"03\/03\/2012 18:32"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"02\/20\/2012 10:25","GUID":"97DB72681CF54BE3857F9C694CA963D0","MemberId":956468,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"KWhitehead","SubmittedDate":"02\/20\/2012 10:25"},{"Comment":"
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