Vegetable Soup

New system of domestic cookery, forme... · Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby · 1806

Source: New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
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Ingredients (12)

Soup Base

five or six cucumbers ↝ Cucumber, raw [Other vegetables and combinations]
the inside of as many cos lettuces ↝ Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a sprig or two of mint ↝ Spearmint, fresh [Spices and Herbs]
two or three onions ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
some pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a pint and half of young peas
a little parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
half a pound of fresh butter ↝ Asparagus, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine [Other vegetables and combinations]
two quarts of boiling water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]

Thickener

a little flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
a teacup of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]

Instructions (5)

Pare and slice five or six cucumbers, the inside of as many cos lettuces, a sprig or two of mint, two or three onions, some pepper and salt, a pint and half of young peas, and a little parsley.
Put these, with half a pound of fresh butter, into a saucepan to stew in their own liquor near a gentle fire half an hour.
Then pour two quarts of boiling water to the vegetables, and stew them two hours.
Rub down a little flour into a teacup of water.
Boil it with the rest fifteen or twenty minutes, and serve it.

Original Text

Vegetable Soup.

Pare and slice five or six cucumbers, the inside of as many cos lettuces, a sprig or two of mint, two or three onions, some pepper and salt, a pint and half of young peas, and a little parsley. Put these, with half a pound of fresh butter, into a saucepan to stew in their own liquor near a gentle fire half an hour; then pour two quarts of boiling water to the vegetables, and stew them two hours: rub down a little flour into a teacup of water; boil it with the rest fifteen or twenty minutes, and serve it.

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