Vegetable Puree

Ingredients

• two ounces of suet or olive oil
• two tablespoonfuls of chopped carrots
• a chopped turnip
• half a pint of celery chopped in blocks
• one good-sized onion
• half a teaspoonful of red pepper
• a quarter of a cupful of rice
• two quarts of cold water
• a teaspoonful of salt
• a saltspoonful of pepper
• three tablespoonfuls of cornstarch
• half a pint of milk
• a level tablespoonful of butter

Method

1. 1

   Put two ounces of suet or olive oil in a saucepan.

2. 2

   When hot add two tablespoonfuls of chopped carrots, a chopped turnip, half a pint of celery chopped in blocks, one good-sized onion, and half a teaspoonful of red pepper; stir over the fire until the vegetables are slightly browned; add a quarter of a cupful of rice and two quarts of cold water; bring slowly to boiling point and simmer gently for one hour.

3. 3

   Press through a colander.

4. 4

   Moisten three tablespoonfuls of cornstarch in half a pint of milk; add this to the mixture; bring to boiling point; add a teaspoonful of salt and a saltspoonful of pepper; take from the fire, stir in a level tablespoonful of butter, and serve with croutons.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from My best 250 recipes (1907) by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer, page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

VEGETABLE PUREE Put two ounces of suet or olive oil in a sauce- pan. When hot add two tablespoonfuls of chopped carrots, a chopped turnip, half a pint of celery chopped in blocks, one good-sized onion, and half a teaspoonful of red pepper ; stir over the fire until the vegetables are slightly browned ; add a quarter of a cupful of rice and two quarts of cold water ; bring slowly to boiling point and sim- mer gently for one hour. Press through a col- ander. Moisten three tablespoonfuls of cornstarch lo My Best 250 Recipes in half a pint of milk; add this to the mixture; bring to boiling point; add a teaspoonful of salt and a saltspoonful of pepper; take from the fire, stir in a level tablespoonful of butter

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