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Hudson's Canadian Cheese Soup
For generations of Detroiters, the J.L. Hudson’s department store in the heart of downtown was more than an incredible shopping experience, it was a landmark. Whether you went there at Christmas to see Santa, or to buy your first good suit, Hudson’s was as much a part of Detroit as the auto industry. Among the many recollections people have, are the wonderful things Hudson’s offered in their restaurants. The Canadian Cheese Soup was a longtime favorite on the Hudson’s menu, and making it again took us back to those wonderful days on Hudson’s 13th floor. This is part 1 of 2 in remembering J.L. Hudson’s – in part 2 of 2 we recreate the department store’s famous Maurice salad.
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For generations of Detroiters, the J.L. Hudson’s department store in the heart of downtown was more than an incredible shopping experience, it was a landmark. Whether you went there at Christmas to see Santa, or to buy your first good suit, Hudson’s was as much a part of Detroit as the auto industry. Among the many recollections people have, are the wonderful things Hudson’s offered in their restaurants. The Canadian Cheese Soup was a longtime favorite on the Hudson’s menu, and making it again took us back to those wonderful days on Hudson’s 13th floor. This is part 1 of 2 in remembering J.L. Hudson’s – in part 2 of 2 we recreate the department store’s famous Maurice salad.
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This looks legit amazing!!!
.After 7 years I'm sure there have been lots of ideas of why this soup is called Canadian Cheese Soup… It's because if you add some bacon finely diced you would use Canadian Bacon. Therefore the name. I did make this same soup here in Orlando today and I noticed you didn't add bacon. When I grew up in Ohio we had a very large department store in Columbus, Ohio called Lazarus' and it had a wonderful restaurant in it. Thanks for sharing the soup recipe…
Maurice Salad was served with the dressing mixed in in advance, and NO green peppers or tomatoes!
Miss JL Hudsons so many fond memories.
Love the old style kitchen 👌
Another great adventure! Thanks! For bringing back to life a delicious Canadian cheese soup. ( I remember it well! — ) Do you remember chicken ala king? Good memories always of J L Hudson!
Annoying music in the background. Too much talking. They must have said "Hudson" 100 times. Very annoying video.
I have wonderful memories of my mom taking me to J L Hudson’s, we always had lunch. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
J.L. Hudson's sounds like it was a special place, and that great memories were made there. For us in Chicago, we had Marshall Field's department store and its Oak Room for lovely, memorable dining experiences. For many, a highlight of their holiday season was to go downtown and see the window displays at Marshall Field's and then have a celebratory lunch by the enormous Christmas tree in the center of the Oak Room. Macy's has taken over ownership and it's just not quite the same. Still nice, but nothing brings back Marshall Field's. I totally get why you miss J.L. Hudson's. At least you can still taste it in a bowl of that delicious looking soup. I'm totally digging your retro kitchen, BTW.
I have a brilliant Marshall Field's cookbook of recipes that were serviced in their famed Walnut Room. So many great memories. Mrs. Hering's Pot Pie was their signature dish.
I am only 56 and most of my Hudson's memories are from the Christmas display at the Northland store (scared me) but my whole family defines our Detroit upbringing by the Hudson's downtown store. In my day we only shopped the third basement!!!!!! My mother and grandmother essentially lived at the downtown store in the teens, 20's, 30's, 40's and 50's. My great-great grandmother had a stroke (and died the next day) in one of the elevators in 1893!!! I am so happy to make the soup and the salad for my siblings!!!! Thanks you guys!!!!!
too much 'talking' and not enough cooking LOL
Yummy looks like you guys made it through Thanksgiving I hope of 2018 all of my love to both of you from Paris Illinois
We had Marshall Field's in the Chicago area and I recall going to the restaurant with my mom. These stores are just a memory now.
they still serve the cheese soup at the Macys restaurant at Oakland Mall and Popovers and Maurice salad I stop every time I am back in the Metro area.
yummy
My memory of Hudson's is Christmas time & Santa. All the beautiful decorations
I am originally from Hamtramck polish/Ukraine nice walking down memory lane with Kevin & Ralph. Ethnic food always a delightful & healthy. Do you remember "duck soup" my grandma specialty with potatoes, raisin, plums, carrot, & noodles. I loved it when I was young. Enjoyed your cooking! & music — keep going.
This looks legit amazing.
I have to admit, I didn't really realize there was cheese soup that was actually meant to be eaten as soup – I only knew of the condensed yellow goo in a can that's meant for adding into recipes. This looks so good! I want to try it with some sundried tomato breadsticks for dipping. Thank you guys for another great recipe!
Probably because the French or Canadians call a fine chop of onions, celery, and carrots they call a Mirapoix!
I am from East Baltimore area a little east of Fells Point called Highlandtown! I will be 63 on June 26th, and when I grew up there they had wonderful bakeries, the ethnic groups wer Italian, Polish, Greek. The bakeries were owned by Poles who apprenticed in Germany, so each had there different spins! We also had a department stores downtown with 3 restaurants, plus Woolworth, Mc Crory's Kressge's etc!
can't wait to try it
way to go guys
great mince on those veggies
cheesesoup is very popular in Illinois too😀
Oh, how I loved Hudson's. I have so many wonderful memories of being there with my mom and my sister. I don't think there was a thing on that menu that we hadn't had a hundred times, but of course, it was always Canadian Cheese soup, and Chicken pot pie. Then, of course, a Sanders hot fudge sundae. My whole family went to the Hudson's Thanksgiving Parade, and we froze our buns off hahaha. The Lone Ranger even rode my White Arab in the parade! I still remember when I was very little, going down to the huge Detroit store from Warren, and doing my Christmas shopping for my family with the "Elves" on the toy floor, all by myself. How exciting for me. I didn't know for a long time my parents had paid in advance hahaha. What joyful memories. I feel sorry that my kids missed this. Kids nowadays just don't have the special things I had growing up.
I hope you make as many Hudson's recipes as possible. Thanks :))
Maurice salad and a bowl of cheese soup…and life was good…you are so right about the memories…thank you.
I made this and it is INCREDIBLE!! I won't say how much of it I ate, but I had a salad and fresh crusty bread with it. DUNK ALERT!!! LOL!! Dipping bread is DIVINE!!! Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe and all your terrific posts.
I have a lot of catching up to do! I haven't watched the videos lately—lost my great aunt in February, and am dealing with the estate. I love this soup! My grandmother worked at Hudson's downtown in the Credit Union, and my stepmother worked at both the Westland store and downtown as a buyer of china, crystal and glass. I have this every time I go to the restaurant at Macy's Westland along with a Maurice Salad. Hope you're both well—Steve
What a wonderful homage to a great department store! I had the opportunity to visit JL Hudson's a few times when I would spend time with my aunt. It was a wonderful experience, a very beautiful store with nice people working there who were friendly.
In New York City, where I'm from, there was a department store by the name of B. Altman & Co. which was a genteel, old-world store with the Charleston Gardens restaurant.
These stores will never die as long as we remember them, talk about them, and, in your case, make foods that were served by them. Congratulations on a wonderful recipe which I am going to make ASAP as I am a die hard cheese lover. Thank you so much!
No matter where you're from, memories of 'things that aren't there anymore' are special and I love it when people share them. Thanks.
I'm going to make this with an ulterior motive. It really looks like it would make a good sauce to go over egg noodles. I've been obsessed ever since they stopped making Betty Crocker's two-step Noodles Romanoff and I'm looking for a satisfying replacement. I've tried b'jillions of recipes over the decades. We'll see.
love the stove! part of the cottage eh
I just love visiting your kitchen! I can't wait to try this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes and your time 🙂
Oh yummy! I can't wait till you do the salad, then I'm going to make this meal! I miss the old dept. stores w/ the nice restaurants. The only thing similar to that I know about these days is at Nordstrom in Denver. Can't wait to see you swap the stove, too!
Guys this looks sensational! We have a local pub type restaurant here in Chattanooga that serves a soup that looks identical to this except it's a Beer cheese soup. I'm wondering if they sub beer for the stock? Anyway, it's a little warm here now, for soup, but cannot wait to make this in the fall! Are the popovers you have here the same recipe you have posted in the past? I make them frequently and love them! I also can't wait for the great stove exchange. You should entitle it "Stove Swap 2K15!" Glad to see The Cottage back open for the season! Cheers 🙂
OMG now I'm starving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the memories on the Hudson's cheese soup. My mother is from Detroit and she always loved getting there cheese soup. She even made it at home like you did Kevin. She use to put hers in a bread bowl and it was wonderful. Great video today, and thanks for sharing.
Yummy !!!
Hello Kevin and Ralph! Thanks for the shout out to us Canadians! I have never heard of this soup and tried to find out about the origin of it online, with no luck. But I am going to make this as it sounds wonderful.How can you go wrong with cheese,eh? Looking forward to part two with the salad.Take care guys!
looks great guys always enjoy your vids thank you