This soup has dozens of different perfectly combined spices with a bit of curry thrown in for striking flavor. I invented this recipe to create a place for an old fashioned plant I love to grow called lovage. Lovage is a five-foot-tall attractive perennial plant with hollow stems and serrated green leaves that resemble celery. It’s an old-fashioned plant that is hardy and survives winter easily, the first plant to appear in my gardens at the beginning of spring. The seed, roots and leaves were widely used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Unlike celery, lovage stands up well to long cooking, so only a few leaves or chopped young stems are needed to flavor a stew or soup. I encourage you to grow this plant in your garden. Simply add boiling water directly into the pouch. This is a Project F.A.R.M. (First-class American Rural Made) product.