This soup and stew cookbook is organized into ten chapters that feature over 130 stocks, broths, chowders, fish and seafood, soups and robust stews, and fruit soups. You'll also find recipes for more than a dozen accompaniments and quick breads, as well as foolproof techniques for straining and storing stock. Each recipe illustrates Joy of Cooking's unique action method in which the ingredients are specially highlighted in the method text to show the reader exactly when and how to add each one.