Hessian Soup

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (19)

seven pints of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
one pint of split peas ↝ Soup, split pea [Soups, broth-based]
one pound of lean beef, cut into small slices ↝ Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, raw [Beef Products]
three quarters of a pound of potatoes ↝ Potatoes, raw, skin [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
three ounces of ground rice
two heads of celery ↝ Celery, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
two onions, or leeks ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
dried mint ↝ Spearmint, dried [Spices and Herbs]

Another

One pound of beef ↝ Beef, ground, raw [Ground beef]
one pint of split peas ↝ Soup, split pea [Soups, broth-based]
three turnips ↝ Turnips, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
four ounces ground rice
three potatoes ↝ Potatoes, raw, skin [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
three onions ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
one head of celery ↝ Celery, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
seven pints of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
a little whole pepper ↝ Peppers, raw, NFS [Other vegetables and combinations]

Instructions (5)

Take seven pints of water, one pint of split peas, one pound of lean beef, cut into small slices, three quarters of a pound of potatoes, three ounces of ground rice, two heads of celery, two onions, or leeks.
Season with pepper and salt, and dried mint, according to your taste.
Let it all boil slowly together till reduced to five pints.

Another

One pound of beef, one pint of split peas, three turnips, four ounces ground rice, three potatoes, three onions, one head of celery, seven pints of water.
Boil till reduced to six pints; then strain it through a hair sieve, with a little whole pepper.

Original Text

Hessian Soup.

Take seven pints of water, one pint of split peas, one pound of lean beef, cut into small slices, three quarters of a pound of potatoes, three ounces of ground rice, two heads of celery, two onions, or leeks. Season with pepper and salt, and dried mint, according to your taste. Let it all boil slowly together till reduced to five pints.

Another.

One pound of beef, one pint of split peas, three turnips, four ounces ground rice, three potatoes, three onions, one head of celery, seven pints of water. Boil till reduced to six pints; then strain it through a hair sieve, with a little whole pepper.

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