Instructions: Perhaps I should have featured this one before Christmas to show a proper happy frame of mind, though the title does have some obscure derivation.

More to the point, it is a whimsical, but quick version of a flavorful chicken- vegetable soup.

Combine all ingredients, except eggs. Bring to a boil, then hold at a simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir in beaten eggs. Serve at once to 6 or 8 with salty crackers or with the following "doodles" which seem correspondingly whimsical (see recipe for "Fantasy Fries" in this

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