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For a Thanksgiving dinner appetizer, holiday leftovers or any day, turkey soup is a wonderful way to start a meal.

Classic ingredients for traditional turkey soup usually include carrots, onions and celery. But how adding lots of other veggies and serving it in a big bowl with some fresh crusty bread? That's a hearty meal all by itself.

Some lucky people have their grandmother's recipe to use as a basic starter - just put the neck and giblets in a pot of water, season and boil. Or wait until the turkey's been eaten and add the bones to the soup pot!

The key to the best soups is the seasoning. The secret grandma shared was that the vegetables and spices...what you choose to add to the pot...gives your soup the special taste that makes it uniquely yours. Use the recipes you'll find just up ahead, but don't be afraid to experiment just a little when you season.

Tasters be warned: testing hot turkey soup is a good way to burn your mouth. Make sure to let that spoonful cool before you sip.

Eventually you'll find a combination that becomes the star of Thanksgiving and you can be the one passing on the secrets!

Speaking of secrets - if you want a low fat soup, just chill the soup and remove the fat that rises to the top and turns solid when the soup gets cold. Reheat the skimmed soup and serve...delicious low fat turkey soup!

More turkey soup recipes around the Web:

Turkey Soups - There's enough variety here to have you serving turkey soup even after the leftovers run out. Caribbean, dilled, Chinese, chowder or the familiar comfort of day after Thanksgiving leftover soup and plenty of other yummy turkey soup recipes...

Turkey Leftovers - Soup - This one has Grandpa's recipe for turkey soup as well as a tangy Dijon versions and other soup recipes plus pages of ideas for other ways to turn that leftover turkey into something besides a sandwich...

Poultry Soups - There are a lot of chicken soup recipes here, but there's a good selection of turkey soup recipes and you can always cheat and use a chicken soup recipe for the big bird - no one but you will ever know...

Butterball Turkey Soups and Leftover Recipes - This collection of recipes has Turkey Vegetable Soup with Angel Hair Pasta, Tuscan Pumpkin, White Bean and Turkey Soup and Wild Rice and Turkey Soup among a selection of great ideas for chilis, sandwiches and other creative ways to serve the rest of the turkey leftovers.

Norbert's Turkey Soups and Stews - There may not be a store with Norbert's turkeys near you, but you can still cook up a fancy feast with this selection of more than 200 turkey recipes. This link leads you to soups, but you can browse around for great ideas for recipes from salads to desserts...

Gobbling without the Turkey - A vegetarian alternative Thanksgiving feast provides ideas for the whole meal including turkey substitutes (with gravy and stuffing) as well as a yummy pumpkin soup that will have everyone asking for the recipe...

Veg Web Velvet Red Lentil Soup - Smooth and creamy lentil soup with a peppery zing will have your guests wondering why they every ate any other Thanksgiving soup. Check the recipe for Super Fast & Easy Outstanding Vegan Gravy to top your veggie-turkey dishes...

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