Spatulatta.com Stone Soup Stone Soup is a story about building community. A version of the story exists in just about every culture. When we started to film "Stone Soup" Belle read through the story of how the monks had visited the village and said, "In order to make Stone Soup, we need villagers." So she rounded up the neighbors and we reenacted the book - to a point. Unfortunately, before the soup was done everyone had to go home to eat their own dinner and do their homework. You can do a bit more planning than we did. Have a Stone Soup party and ask your neighbors to each bring something for the soup. Food is a great way to cement friendships. NOTE: Please don't use real stones because you don't know what kind of minerals they have inside. It might be something you really don't want to eat! You'll need: 3 "stones" (small whole potatoes - scrubbed with their skins left on) 4 cups of organic chicken stock 1 carrot 1 large onion 3 cloves of garlic 1 inch of ginger - peeled and shredded 4 dried black mushrooms ­ soaked in warm water 4 ounces of chicken or pork - cut in very thin strips 1/2 cup of snow pea pods 1 cup of Chinese cabbage - shredded 1 small can of bamboo shoots - drained 1 slab of bean curd - cut into cubes 3 tablespoons of soy sauce 2 teaspoons of sesame seed oil 2 tablespoons of cornstarch 3 tablespoons of water 1 egg - beaten 1/2 teaspoon of white pepper - optional 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar - optional 1 green onion - sliced thin Equipment: Measuring spoons and cups A large, heavy bottomed soup pot A medium-sized pot A long-handled wooden spoon