Another thought... if you have one of those "stick blenders" make sure the
pot is deep enough!  I got a face full of potatoes, leeks and chicken broth.

Jill

Oh no =/

Were the cats at least eager to help you clean?

Which is why the hand held blender gadgets are great to have around.  Of
course I have no idea where ours is, but it didn't cost much.  Great for
soup or for lumpy gravy or sauce.

Oh, sorry about the mess.  Been there, hate that.

Jo

Did this once a long time ago.  Glad you have the energy to do all that
cleaning-- now take a good rest.   MLB

I'm sorry you had such a hellatious mess to clean up, Tweed.  And
yet......giggle! I can SO easily picture myself forgetting to put the lid on
the blender! You'll laugh at this... later. And I cannot argue with the
soundness of your advice.

Melissa

[[Never forget to put the top on your blender when you want to make soup. I

did.  I spent most of the morning today cleaning my toaster, blender,
kettle, my radio which was on the kitchen shelf, my windowsill, my
windows

and curtains. And my hair and clothes above the waist.
Nothing can make me cross today.

Tweed]]

LOL! Don't feel bad -- my aunt did the same thing.

Only in her case, she was planning to make zucchini bread and was mixing
the ingredients in the blender. Every now and then, she'd stop the
blender, remove the lid, and use a wooden spoon to push down the batter
that'd crept up the sides of the blender, so everything would mix evenly.

Normally, this would take place with no mishaps. However, there was the
time when my grandparents and I arrived while she was doing this. We were
bringing my cousin (her son), who'd spent a few days visiting us, home.
She was distracted by our arrival and forgot to turn off the blender
before inserting the wooden spoon.

If there was a part of her kitchen that WASN'T anointed with zucchini
bread batter, I can't imagine where that would've been. There was even
batter on the ceiling. Wooden spoons don't take too kindly to being
inserted into operating blenders, btw -- the whole batch of batter, AND
the spoon, had to be discarded due to splinters that came off the ruined
spoon.

My cousin and I were about 10 and 3 years old, respectively, and we
thought this was the funniest thing that ever happened. ;o) To this day
(nearly 30 years later), all I have to say is "Zucchini on the ceiling" to
make my cousin burst out laughing. :o)

Donna, Captain, and Stanley

You're supposed to be taking it easy. ;-)

I assure you that you are NOT the first person to do that. Just be grateful
that you didn't have to clean an angry cat too.

Love

Jeanette

Oh yes - done that, with leek & potato soup! Icky....

Deb.