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The art of living in Australia

1893

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Presented as published in 1893. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
whole secret of success, for if it boils instead of simmering it is spoilt. Tie the meat up into a nice shape with a piece of tape, put it into cold water, bring slowly to the boil, and very carefully remove the scum ; peel and slice up the vege- tables, and put them in with the fagot of herbs and the peppercorns tied in a piece of muslin ; bring to simmering point, and keep it so for five hours. The liquor can then b3 served as a soup with part of the vegetables and some sippets of toast. Take the tapes off the meat, and serve with the rest of the vegetables round the dish as a border or garnish. The remains of the beef can be pressed between heavy weights till cold, or put into a brawn tin and served cold with a salad. \d. •\\d. VERMICELLI SOUP. 1 oz. Vermicelli Vegetables and Saffron 2 quarts Bone Stock . Total Cost— 2c?. Time— One Hour. The stock for this soup should be good and in a strong jelly when cold. Put it into a saucepan with three or four threads of saffron, an onion or leek stuck with six cloves, 1 doz. white peppercorns and some salt, and boil all together for half an hour ; then strain out the vegetables and put it back into the saucepan. It should be of a bright straw colour ; if it is not, a thread more saffron may be added before straining. Put in the vennicelli broken small, and simmer for twenty minutes ; it is then ready to serve. MULLIGATAWNY SOUP 2 quarts Stock . 1 Apple 1 Onion 1 Carrot . J oz. Curry Powder 1 oz. Flour 1 oz. Butter Total Co^i—U. ■ \d. Id. Id. One Hour. COOKERY EECrPES, #c. 273 The liquor in which poultry or a rabbit has been boiled is the best for this soup. Slice up the apple, onion, and caiTot, and fiy them in the butter ; sprinkle over the curry powder and flour and brown that too ; pour over the boiUng stock and stir until It boils up, simmer gently for one hour, then rub through a sieve and return to the saucepan. Bring to the boil, flavour with salt and lemon juice. Pour into a warm tureen and serve. Send well-boiled rice to the table with this soup. r- FRENCH SOUP. 3 Potatoes "j 3 Carrots \\\d. 2 Turnips J 2 quarts Bone Stock . . . "j Pepper L^ 2 Onions [ * \ stalk Celery J 1 oz. Butter Id. 1 teaspoonful Sugar . . •! ij Salt J 3*- Total Cost— 4cZ. Time— One Hour. Peel and slice up the vegetables and sprinkle them with the sugar and salt, and put them into a saucepan with the butter, and sAveat for five minutes. Pour over the boiling stock and stir until it boils ; boil slowly for an hour, then rub through a sieve. If it is too thick, reduce it with a little more stock or milk, return to a saucepan, and brmg to the boil. When tomatoes are in season slice up two with the other vegetables ; these will make the soup a good colour and improAe the flavour. SAGO SOUP. 3 oz. Sago \d. 1 pint Milk 2\d. 2 quarts Bone Stock 1 Leek . Salt and PepperPot-au-Feu Total Cost— 4(Z. Time— Half an Hour. S. 1003. S 274 THE ART OF LIVING IK AUSTRALIA. Wash the sago in cold water, boil the leek in the stock for ten minutes, take it out and stir in the sago ; continue stirring until the sago is transparent and the stock quite thick, then pour in the milk and bring up to the boil. Season with salt and pepper, and serve. CELERY SOUP. Celery Soup