Harmony House Plain Vegetable Chili Mix – Gluten Free, Low Sodium, For Cooking, Camping, Emergency Supply & More (12.5 oz. Jar)

I purchased this item over a month ago and have used it several different ways, mostly as a soup or as a mixed vegetable side dish. I am writing this mindful of the negative and positive reviews this product has elicited. First and foremost, this is my first purchase of the Harmony House products First the Cons:1. The product is titled "Dehydrated Vegetable Soup". Though when I opened the product, it did indeed possess a very pleasant aromatic aroma.. it was not a dehydrated soup. It is dehydrated vegetables that can be easily used with your favorite soup recipe.. In all fairness, Harmony House should make this clear on their label.2.. The vegetables are in a raw or near raw state as far as I could tell. That is OK with me, but I can see where some might believe that you just add water to re-hydrate and boom, you are ready to go. I actually did this and vegetables crunched like they were raw... Again, not a problem for me, but for some, I can see where they may have been surprised. This is something Harmony House can easily correct with their labeling and product descriptions on Amazon.3. The product did not come with a re-hydration chart. An oversight perhaps? One can be obtained from the Harmony House website.Now for the Pros:1. Harmony House added plenty of aromatic vegetables to the Soup Mix.2. Packaging is excellent3. Once re-hydrated and cooked to my satisfaction (simmered for 15 minutes), the vegetables had a good flavor and texture.4. I used these vegetables as sides dishes and in soups that met or exceeded my expectations.5. Very little or no waste when using these dehydrated vegetables. Measure out what you want and you're done.7. The product seems to maintain its freshness for quite a while. After opening, I have mine stored in the original container with no issues.8. Campers and backpackers can easily create their own food kits so they won't deprive themselves of their daily vegetables.9. Excellent product for people with busy schedules.All in all I am quite satisfied with Vegetable Soup Mix and will purchase again and try some of their other products as well. I am hoping that Harmony House or their re-sellers will do a better job of describing their products on Amazon's web pages.