Cream of Pea Soup

Ingredients

• a can of small French peas
• a sprig of fresh mint
• a little onion juice
• a pinch of sugar
• a dash of cayenne
• a generous saltspoonful of salt
• a pint of cold water
• a half-pint of cream
• a small cup of milk
• a tablespoonful of butter
• a teaspoonful of flour

Method

1. 1

   Drain and wash peas.

2. 2

   Cook with mint, onion juice, sugar, cayenne, and salt in cold water until peas are soft.

3. 3

   Press through a sieve.

4. 4

   Return to heat and gradually stir in cream and milk.

5. 5

   Just before boiling, add butter blended with flour.

6. 6

   Serve with pulled bread.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from A bachelors cupboard (1906) by A. Lyman Phillips, page 40. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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