The $1 Mason Jar Soup: Just Add Hot Water (7 Old Amish Recipes)

These 7 mason jar soups cost about a dollar each. You pack them on Sunday, keep them in the fridge, and at lunch you just add hot water, wait 5 minutes, and stir. It's the old Amish way of having a warm meal ready, the same idea as the "pocket soup" travelers carried 200 years ago. In this video I'll show you all 7 jars, the one rule that keeps your carrots from coming out crunchy, how to stop your jar from cracking, which noodles work, and the simple food safety steps that keep these jars safe to eat. ▶ Watch next: https://youtu.be/y-bUOm28IGI?si=MXO3Vp18PAvVXiRs 🔔 Subscribe for more old-ways wisdom on frugal living, home cooking, and keeping your home safe. THE 7 JARS 1. Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken Corn 2. Ham and Bean 3. Beef and Barley 4. Creamy Potato 5. Garden Tomato and Rice 6. Old-Fashioned Vegetable 7. Sausage and Cabbage THE PATTERN FOR ANY JAR Flavor (soup base) + Protein + Starch + Vegetable. Base on the bottom, noodles on top, 1 inch of space under the lid. CHAPTERS 0:00 The $1 lunch 1:10 Why Amish kitchens are full of mason jars 2:05 "Pocket soup": the 200-year-old idea 2:51 The mistake almost everybody makes 4:05 Jar 1: Chicken corn soup 5:16 Why layer order matters 6:02 Jar 2: Ham and bean 7:13 The food safety rule (watch this part) 9:27 Jar 3: Beef and barley 10:36 Jar 4: Creamy potato 11:43 Will my jar crack? 12:54 Which noodles soften (and which don't) 13:33 Jar 5: Garden tomato and rice 14:52 Jar 6: Old-fashioned vegetable 15:36 A warning about home-canned vegetables 16:30 The "taste your base" trick 17:17 Jar 7: Sausage and cabbage 18:32 The 4-part pattern for any jar 19:17 A word about salt 19:40 How to plan your week 20:20 Which jar will you make first? FOOD SAFETY NOTE Hot water warms these jars; it does not cook them. Everything goes in fully cooked. Refrigerate right away, eat jars with meat within 2-3 days and meatless jars within 3-4 days. If you want it steaming hot, pour it into a microwave-safe bowl and heat it there. This follows standard USDA leftover guidance. Prices are rough estimates and change by store. 💬 Tell me in the comments: which jar are you making first? And what soup did your mother or grandmother make that you still think about? ▶ Watch next:https://youtu.be/y-bUOm28IGI?si=MXO3Vp18PAvVXiRs 🔔 Subscribe for more old-ways wisdom on frugal living, home cooking, and keeping your home safe. #masonjarsoup #frugalliving #amish