Economical Soup

Ingredients

• the water
• bones (these must be broken up)
• gravy
• spoonfuls of vegetables
• pieces of meat

Method

1. 1

   Add the leftovers to the water, let it simmer for five or six hours.

2. 2

   Strain into a bowl and leave uncovered to cool.

3. 3

   Remove the grease and use as stock with rice or vegetables for soup.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Handbook of domestic science and household arts for use in elementary schools (1900) by Wilson, Lucy Langdon (Williams) Mrs, page 72. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

the water ? Why not ? What does it contain besides the extraction of the meat ? What can we do with it ? For an individual recipe for boiled mutton, give the chil- dren each a small chunky piece, and cook as indicated in the full recipe given above, using the individual white sauce given in the chapter on Starchy Foods. Care should be taken to see that the meat is always just covered with water and no more. Recipe for an Economical Soup. — Add to such water the left overs that have been accumulating in the stock pot, viz., bones (these must be broken up), gravy, spoonfuls of vege- tables, pieces of meat

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