Souper Cookbook Recipes

We Need Your Recipes!

Have you shared a delicious soup at one of our Souper Celebrations? Many folks have been asking for the recipes behind those amazing flavors — and we’re answering the call!

We are excited to announce that we will be putting together a Souper Celebration Cookbook featuring the incredible soups donated by our talented local residents and businesses. From seafood gumbos and rich bisques to hearty chuck wagon chili, Brunswick stew, and more, our past Souper Celebrations have served up a dozen different soups — exotic, healthy, and old-fashioned favorites alike.

If you donated a soup at a recent Souper Celebration, we would love for you to share your recipe! Please send your soup recipe to us so we can include it in the cookbook and help keep the "souper" spirit going strong. Thank you for being part of this wonderful tradition and for helping us create something delicious for everyone to enjoy!

Please provide your recipe below or email it to ffcplflorida@gmail.com. Or drop off the written recipes to the Eastpoint or Carrabelle branches. 

DONATE FUNDS TO FUND LIBRARY PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND MORE!

The Souper Celebrations continue a legacy started by Jackie Gay back in 1998. In 1998, Jackie Gay, who was an avid supporter of the library, entered her delicious gumbo into the Newman's Own and Good Housekeeping Recipe Contest. She won and was presented a check by Paul Newman for $50,000. She donated the proceeds to building the Carrabelle library. Today community volunteers honor Jackie Gay and continue her tradition by providing their own gumbos, soups, and chili to raise funds in support of the Franklin County libraries.

 

The community’s help is needed more than ever. Previously the "Rock by the Sea" event provided significant funding for the Franklin County library programs. This event has now relocated to Destin and will no longer be supporting local programs in Franklin County. More than ever, donations of soups and baked good from individuals and businesses as well as event sponsors are needed to offset this significant loss of funding. A sign-up form for soup, bread, and baked goods is available above or sign-up sheets will be in the Eastpoint and Carrabelle libraries. This funding supports library programs like the Summer Reading Program, Storytimes, ANIME Club, Book Chats, Lego Club and more. In addition, the Eastpoint library building is maintained by the Friends with a portion of the cost offset by funding from Franklin County government. The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries is a 501(c)(3) organization and most donations are tax-deductible.

Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council. For more information or to make a donation, please contact the Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries at ffcplflorida@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/ffcplfl.