Soupe Maigre. No. 5.

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Ingredients (10)
Instructions (5)
  1. Cut all vegetables in small pieces.
  2. Put them in your stewpan, with a piece of butter about the size of an egg, and a pint of dried or green peas, and two quarts of water.
  3. Simmer them over the fire till tender.
  4. Rub through a sieve or tamis.
  5. Add some rice, and let it simmer an hour before you serve it up.
Original Text
Soupe Maigre. No. 5. Take three carrots, three turnips, three heads of celery, three leeks, six onions, two cabbage lettuces; cut them all in small pieces, and put them in your stewpan, with a piece of butter about the size of an egg, and a pint of dried or green peas, and two quarts of water. Simmer them over the fire till tender, then rub through a sieve or tamis. Add some rice, and let it simmer an hour before you serve it up.
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