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Beef, Tapioca, and Egg Broth

From The hearthstone; or, Life at home, 1883

Serves 3

Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • One pound of lean beef
  • a quart of cold water
  • a half teaspoonful of salt
  • half a cupful of tapioca
  • a poached egg or stir a beaten egg

Method

  1. Soak beef in cold water for one hour.

  2. Boil slowly for two hours, strain, and add salt and tapioca.

  3. Boil slowly for half an hour.

  4. Serve in a shallow bowl with a poached egg or stir a beaten egg into the boiling soup.

Nutrition per serving

319Calories
33 gProtein
22 gCarbs
11 gFat

Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The hearthstone; or, Life at home (1883) by Laura C. Holloway, page 108. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Beef, Tapioca, and Egg Broth. — One pound of lean beef, pre- pared as for beef-tea, and soaked one hour in a quart of cold water. Boil slowly for two hours, and then strain it. Add a half teaspoon- ful of salt, and half a cupful of tapioca

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