Salsify, or Oyster Plant Soup

Ingredients

• One dozen salsify roots
• 1 pint of boiling water
• 1 quart of milk
• 1 tablespoonful of butter
• 2 tablespoons of flour
• 6 whole allspice
• 1 blade of mace
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

Method

1. 1

   Scrape and slice the salsify roots, boil slowly in boiling water until tender.

2. 2

   Add milk, butter, flour, allspice, mace, and bay leaf.

3. 3

   Stir until it boils, then season with salt and pepper, and let it stand for ten minutes before serving.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Delicate dishes (1896), page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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