Mamma Ida's Chicken Soup

Richard knew he'd finally perfected his chicken soup recipe when Nancy and Bridget both remarked, "It tastes just like your Mother's!" Chicken soup was a regular Monday-evening meal at the Curzi household, and a more dressed-up version (usually with tiny meatballs - or "polpettini") was always the opening course of every major holiday meal. And anyone who had soup made by Richard's mother, Ida, would invariably say it was the best soup they'd ever tasted. While this recipe may not follow Ida's approach exactly, the result is as close to hers as we've ever achieved. Richard's approach makes good use of something that might otherwise get thrown away - the carcass of a roasted chicken makes for the richest chicken stock.

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