ONION SOUP

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

Source: The Book of Household Management
Time: Total: 90 min
Yield: 4.0 persons
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

6 large onions ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
2 oz. of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
salt and pepper to taste ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
salt and pepper to taste ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
1/4 pint of cream ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]
1 quart of stock No. 105

Instructions (2)

Mode

Chop the onions, put them in the butter, stir them occasionally, but do not let them brown.
When tender, put the stock to them, and season; strain the soup, and add the boiling cream.

Original Text

ONION SOUP.

138. INGREDIENTS.—6 large onions, 2 oz. of butter, salt and pepper to taste, 1/4 pint of cream, 1 quart of stock No. 105.

Mode.—Chop the onions, put them in the butter, stir them occasionally, but do not let them brown. When tender, put the stock to them, and season; strain the soup, and add the boiling cream.

Time.—1-1/2 hour. Average cost, 1s. per quart.

Seasonable in winter.

Sufficient for 4 persons.

Notes

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