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Many of the delicious soups you eat in French homes and little restaurants are made just this way, with a leek-and-potato base to which leftover vegetables or sauces and a few fresh items are added.

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
Chef
Cook
Television Presenter
Writer
Pasadena
California
Julia Carolyn Child
Made
Restaurants
Sauce
Way
Base
Potatoes
French
Items
Fresh
Soup
Home
Delicious
Soups
Littles
Added
Sauces
Little
Homes
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Vegetables
Potato

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