creamed vs. cream of mushroom soup

various dates

Blended mushroom soup is also called creamed mushroom soup. NO cream added! (yet)
- Not all cream soups have been creamed.
Cream of mushroom soup is what you get by adding heavy cream to creamed mushroom soup
OR by blending a mushroom cream soup.
- All cream of mushroom soups have been creamed and have cream.
- Creaming a cream soup makes it a 'cream of ...' soup

Directions

creamed mushroom soup: 2021-03-07

Pic7: blending / creaming mushrooms
Pic8: blended / creamed => raw creamed mushrooms still need cooking
Pic9: with cream = cream of mushroom soup

The more added liquid, the runnier the end product.

cream of mushroom soup: method #1

Pic10-12: a creamy cream of mushroom soup

Add heavy cream to a creamed mushroom soup = recommended method.

cream of mushroom soup: method #2

Pic13-15: blend mushroom cream soup until very smooth

Less added liquid will make a thicker soup/sauce.
Simmering down (aka reducing) a runny soup will thicken it.
Do not boil if cream has been added. The cream will break.
Once you reach the thickness of canned soup, it can also be used as a sauce.