Mashed Potato Soup

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Time: Cook: 30 min Total: 30 min
Yield: 8.0 persons
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (4)

4 lbs. of mealy potatoes, boiled or steamed very dry ↝ Potatoes, raw, skin [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
pepper and salt to taste ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
pepper and salt to taste ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
2 quarts of stock No. 105.

Instructions (3)

When the potatoes are boiled, mash them smoothly, that no lumps remain, and gradually put them to the boiling stock.
Pass it through a sieve, season, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Skim well, and serve with fried bread.

Original Text

I.

145. INGREDIENTS.—4 lbs. of mealy potatoes, boiled or steamed very dry, pepper and salt to taste, 2 quarts of stock No. 105.

Mode.—When the potatoes are boiled, mash them smoothly, that no lumps remain, and gradually put them to the boiling stock; pass it through a sieve, season, and simmer for 5 minutes. Skim well, and serve with fried bread.

Time.—1/2 hour. Average cost, 10d. per quart.

Seasonable from September to March.

Sufficient for 8 persons.

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