Soldier Soup (Soupe Militaire)

Ingredients

• one and a half pounds dry peas or beans
• water
• some small onions
• carrots
• a piece of bacon if at hand, if not, a ham bone or any other bones will do instead
• pepper
• salt
• some tomato juice

Method

1. 1

   Wash and soak peas or beans in water for 6-8 hours.

2. 2

   Put on stove in cold water with onions and carrots.

3. 3

   Add bacon or ham bone, simmer for 2-3 hours without salt until soft.

4. 4

   Add pepper, salt, and tomato juice to taste.

5. 5

   Serve with beans or peas in the soup, garnished with carrots and onions.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Swedish, French, American cook book (1918) by Hammond, Maria Mathilda (Ericsson) Mrs., page 65. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Soldier Soup ( Soupe Militaire ) Select one and a half pounds dry peas or beans; wash well; soak in water from six to eight hours; put on stove in cold water; add some small onions and carrots cut neatly but in large pieces; add a piece of bacon if at hand, if not, a ham bone or any other bones will do instead; simmer slowly from two to three hours, without salt, until the beans or peas become soft; then add pepper and salt to taste and some tomato juice

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