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1887

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Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
3 carrots, 3 turnips, Avhite part of 3 lieads of celery, some leeks, and a little onion. Cut all these into thin shreds, and put them into a stewpan Avith 2 ounces of butter, a little salt, a small lump of sugarJulienne Soup ; stir lightly over the fire, and fry of a light colon)’. Then place it in a saucepan Avith your stock, set it to simmer, and remove all the scum very carefully as it rises ; add 2 cabbage lettuces, a little tarragon and chervil, a little sorrel. Simmer till the vegetables are completely cooked. 20 WHOLESOME COOKERY. 27. — Lettuce Soup. Scald some young lettuces, drain them thoroughly ; put them to simmer in some stock or broth, until they are thoroughly cooked. Take them off the fii-e ; mash them up as smooth as possible with a wmoden spoon; place all again on the fire; add more stock, if necessary ; simmer again for a few minutes, with a little creamLettuce Soup, and serve. 28. — Spring Soup. Cut carrots, turnips, and leeks into small pieces ; toss them in 1 ounce of buttei’, stirring all the time ; when slightly brown, put them in some stock and simmer for about 1 hour. Then add some peas, French beans, and asparagus tops (all previously boiled) ; simmer again for 8 or 10 minutes, skim carefully, and serve. 28a. — Plain Bread Soup. pint of cold water, 3 ounces of bread in a lump, 1 ounce of butterSpring Soup, 1 yolk of egg, half a teaspoonful of salt, a little pepper. Put the bread in a saucepan, with the water and half an ounce of butter, the pepper and salt ; let it simmer gently for 1^ hour; stir it occasion- ally, and break the bread with a wooden spoon wlien it has become quite soft. Just before dishing up the soup stir in the other half-ounce of butter and the yolk of SOUFS. 21 egg; let it simmer a moment, but not boil, or the egg will curdle. 29. — Plain Vegetable Soup (without Meat). Carrots, turnips, onions, leeks, celery, pepper, and salt. Cut all into small pieces; toss them up in 1 or 2 ounces of butter, till they are tborouglily browned. Place all this in the saucepan with the water some lentils or haricot beans have been boiled inPlain Vegetable Soup (without Meat) ; simmer for 4 hours. Put in your tureen some fried sippets ; pour the hot soup over. 30. — Simple Pea Soup. Put some young green peas in some boiling water ; pepper and salt. When thoroughly cooked, add 2 ounces of fresh butterSimple Pea Soup. Pour this in the tureen, over some sippets already fried in butter (those who object to butter may use 1 or 2 gills of cream). 31. — Eice and Pumpkin Soup. Cut some pumpkin into small pieces ; put it in a saucepan, with some onion, a clove, piece of celery, pepper, salt, and water. When thoroughly cooked, pass it through a hair sieve. Put it back on the fire, with some riceRice and Pumpkin Soup which has previously soaked in warm water ; add a little butter ; simmer until the rice is cooked, and serve. WHOLESOME COOKERY. 25 32. — Turnip and Rice Soup. Simmer very gently together, until cooked, turnips and rice (more turnip than rice), with some butter and water. When cooked, pass through a hair sieve ; put it back on the fire ; add some milk, pepper, and salt; simmer again’ stir frequently with a wooden spoon; at the last moment, add a little butter and some cream. Serve with fried sippets, or, if the soup is not very thick, with some rice boiled sej)arately as for curry. 33. — Plain Turnip Soup.