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Herb Soup

From Wholesome cookery, 1887

Good with lettuces and spinach mixed.

Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Wholesome cookery (1887) by Marie de Joncourt, page 7. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Herb Soup. Wash 1 handful of sorrel, chop it up, put it in a saucepan -with 1 ounce of butter ; stew for about half an hour, add water or stock or half milk and watei’, pepper and salt, and 1 teacupful of fine bread-crumbs

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