Spanish Pease Soup

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747
Source
The Art Of Cookery
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Ingredients (10)
Instructions (9)
  1. Lay one pound of Spanish pease in water the night before you use them.
  2. Take a gallon of water, one quart of fine sweet oil, a head of garlick.
  3. Cover the pot close, and let it boil till the pease are soft.
  4. Season with pepper and salt.
  5. Beat up the yolk of an egg, and vinegar to your palate.
  6. Poach some eggs.
  7. Lay the poached eggs in the dish on sippets.
  8. Pour the soup on them.
  9. Send it to table.
Original Text
LAY one pound of Spanish pease in water the night before you use them; then take a gallon of water, one quart of fine sweet oil, a head of garlick; cover the pot close, and let it boil till the the pease are soft; then season with pepper and salt; then beat up the yolk of an egg, and vinegar to your palate; poach some eggs; lay in the dish on sippets, and pour the soup on them. Send it to table.
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