Almond Soup

Ingredients

• ½ pound sweet almonds
• 2 bitter almonds
• 1 quart milk, scalded
• Salt
• Granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Croutons

Method

1. 1

   Blanch and peel almonds and grind to a paste, adding water a few drops at a time to keep mass from oiling.

2. 2

   Add a little of the hot milk to the almond paste, mixing with a wooden spoon, and pass through a fine sieve, adding more milk as necessary.

3. 3

   Put mixture in double boiler and cook 15-20 minutes, stirring constantly.

4. 4

   Add remaining hot milk, season with salt and then with a little sugar.

5. 5

   Add butter.

6. 6

   Lay croutons in hot tureen and pour soup over.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The European cookbook for American homes (from Italy, Spain, Portugal and France) (1936) by Brown, Cora Lovisa Brackett Mrs., page 95. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ALMOND SOUP {Sopa de Amendoas) % pound sweet almonds Salt 2 bitter almonds Granulated sugar 1 quart milk, scalded 2 tablespoons butter Croutons

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