Cream of Lettuce

Ingredients

• 2 cups sliced raw potato
• i tablespoon chopped onion
• 4 cups cold water
• il/2 teaspoons salt
• i cup shredded lettuce
• 2 tablespoons vegetable butter
• 2 cups hot milk

Method

1. 1

   Add potato, onion, and salt to the water, and bring to a boil.

2. 2

   When the potato is about half done, add the lettuce, and cook rapidly until the vegetables are well done and broken.

3. 3

   Mash through a colander.

4. 4

   Add the butter to the hot milk, and mix with the soup.

5. 5

   Salt to taste, put again through a coarse strainer, and serve.

6. 6

   If cream is used, omit the milk and the butter.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Science of food & cookery (1921) by H. S. Anderson, page 73. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CREAM OF LETTUCE 2 cups sliced raw potato i tablespoon chopped onion 4 cups cold water il/2 teaspoons salt i cup shredded lettuce 2 tablespoons vegetable butter (pressed down) 2 cups hot milk

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