[V K Lee]

JT - ditto here :
Surprised to stumble across this. Looks as though it originated in England years ago. This fact deduced by the site name. vk

[Jamestown1630]

I wondered what the stone was for; and thought that the recipe may have intended that the stone would hold heat in for a while, after the fire was out (???)

But, here’s the ‘Wiki’ on the recipe (it’s apparently an old folk story):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Soup

Anyhow: the soup looks tasty and nutritious :-)

JT