Hmmmm -- my packet of Lipton Ring-O-Noodle soup mix is emblazoned with the following:

1. The not-reassuring phrase "with real Chicken Broth!"
2. Brief "recipes" for Salsa Soup (stir 1/2 c. salsa into soup, garnish with cheese), Frankfurter Soup (prepare soup with sliced hot dogs, garnish with mustard), and Ring-O-Pizza Soup (prepare soup with tomato sauce (?) and chopped pepperoni, garnish with cheese). Oh dear.
3. The Lipton 800 Line phone number, for questions or comments (like, WTF is up with those recipes?).
4. A Clifford The Big Red Dog word search puzzle.
5. These admonishments: "This unit not labeled for retail sale" and "Refrigerate Any Unused Cooked Portion." Huh?
6. Ingredients listing that ranks Chicken Broth (see #1) third from the bottom (only contains less Caramel Color and Onion Powder), below Whole Egg, MSG, Cornstarch, Chicken Fat, and Parsley.

Am I thinking about this too much? What did I expect for $1.19? Besides, the soup is pretty good. Not Tabatchnick's good, but still.