This morning I woke up with a tenacious headache, and with the weather outside grey and gloomy I decided to crack open my old soups cookbook (Maryana Vollstedt's Big Book of Soups & Stews) and find something tasty I hadn't made before. In the end, I settled on

( Reuben Soup )

Overall, it was amazingly tasty, and absolutely hit the spot for me. The toasted rye bread that I floated on the soup rapidly grew soggy, but using the other toasted slices for dipping turned out to be ideal.