Mulligatawny Soup
From Boston Cooking-School cook book, 1896
Serves 6
Presented as published in 1896. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Boston Cooking-School cook book (1896) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", James B. Herndon , Herndon/Vehling Collection, Sam Sloan, D. A. Lincoln, page 64. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
14 cup butter 1 slice onion 2 tablespoons flour 14 teaspoon celery salt Salt Pepper Cook stock, chestnuts, onion, and celery salt until chestnuts are soft; rub through sieve, and bind with butter and flour cooked to- gether. Add milk or cream. If cream is used, use only 2 table- spoons butter and 1 tablespoon flour. Season with salt and pepper. Reheat. Serves 6 to 8. ~ CREAM OF CUCUMBER SOUP 3 large cucumbers 1 slice onion 2 tablespoons butter 1 blade mace 3 tablespoons flour 4 cup cream 3 cups Chicken Stock (p. 151) 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 cup milk Salt and pepper Peel and slice cucumbers and remove seeds. Cook in butter 10 minutes; then add flour and stock. Scald milk with onion and mace. Combine mixtures and rub through sieve. Reheat to boiling point and add to cream and egg yolks. Season with salt and pepper. Serves 8. CREAM OF LETTUCE SOUP 21% cups Veal or Chicken Stock (pp. 150, 151) 1 tablespoon butter 1 head lettuce, finely cut 1 egg yolk, slightly beaten 2 tablespoons rice Few grains nutmeg 4 cup cream Salt 4 tablespoon onion, finely chopped ; Pepper Cook onion 5 minutes in butter, add lettuce, rice, and stock. Cook until rice is soft, then add cream, egg yolk, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Serves 6. Purée of Lettuce. Rub through sieve. Color delicately with green vegetable coloring. Serve with croutons. SOUPS WITH STOCK Ez MULLIGATAWNY SOUP 5 cups Veal Stock (p. 150) 4 cup butter 1 cup tomatoes 1% cup flour Onion, cut in slices 1 teaspoon curry powder Carrot, cut in cubes ? 14 cup each Blade of mace Celery, cut in cubes 2 cloves 1 pepper, finely chopped Sprig of parsley 1 apple, sliced Salt and pepper 1 cup raw chicken, cut in dice Cook vegetables, apple, and chicken in butter until brown. Add flour, curry powder, mace, cloves, parsley, and tomato, and simmer 1 hour. Strain, reserve chicken, and rub vegetables through sieve. Add chicken to strained soup, season with salt and pepper, and serve with boiled rice. CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP 1% pound mushrooms, or stems 14 cup cream and skins from 1 pound mushrooms 44 cup milk 4 cups Chicken Stock (p. 151) Salt 1 slice onion Pepper V4 cup butter Lemon juice or grated Y4 cup flour nutmeg I. Chop mushrooms, add to stock with onion, cook 20 minutes, and rub through sieve. Reheat, bind with butter and flour cooked together. Add milk andcream. Reheat. Season to taste. Serves 6. II. Prepare mushrooms with stock as above. Add 14 cup quick tapioca and 1 cup boiling water. Bring to boiling point and simmer 5 minutes. Season. Just before serving, stir in 1 cup heavy cream and 2 egg yolks slightly beaten. CREAM OF ONION SOUP (SOUBISE SOUP) 2 Spanish onions, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon chopped green 4 cup butter pepper 4 cups Chicken Stock (p. 151) or 3 tablespoons flour 4 cup grated cheese 1 cup cream Salt and pepper - Cook onions in butter 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add stock, cook slowly 30 minutes. Strain. Mix flour with YY cup cold water to pour easily, add to soup, and bring to boiling point. Add cream and peppers or cheese. Season to taste. Serves 6 to 8. 158 THE BOSTON COOKING-SCHOOL COOK BOOK ST. GERMAIN OR PEA SOUP 3 cups Veal or Chicken Stock (pp. 150, 151) Blade of mace 2 cups peas, cooked or canned 2 teaspoons sugar 1 cup cold water 1 teaspoon salt 1% onion 1g teaspoon pepper Bit of bay leaf 2 tablespoons butter Sprig of parsley
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