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The economical cook book

1905

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Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
SOUPb. 15 iiiiitt<m*or poultry; brii^; to a boil^ Bkiiii well, and simmei ilowly for four (ur five hoiuni, stirring frequently ; take oat the boneSf and strain throngh a onllender ; press the beans through with the baok of a wooden spoon ; this takes out the skins which are very tongh ; put the soup baek in the kettle, season with pepper and salt ; giye a boil np, add a teaoup of wineBlack Bean Soup, and serre. Very fine. * Babbit Bonp. Cvt off the legs and shonlders, divide the body down the baek, and then across, wash it in lukewarm water and wipe it dry ; then pat it in a frying-pan with a little butter or sweet drippings; fry it a nice brown ; put it in your soup-kettle with a carrot grated, one onion sliced, four cloves, two blades of mace, two doien peppercorns, a bunch of thyme and parsley, two thin slices of bacon, and three quarts of cold water. Bring all to a boil, then set aside to simmer for three hours, skim it well, and when the meat is tender take it out, cut off that from the baok and upper part of the legs, cut it in small pieces and set it aside : take the rest of the meat from the bones and pound it in a mortar with an ounce of butter and two tablespoonfbls of flour moistened with a little soup ; when well mixed stir it in the soup, and let it simmer fifteen minutes longer; then season with salt to your taste, strain through a sieve, put in the meat you cut in pieces and set aside, add a tablespoonftd of tomato or mushroom catsup and a glass of wine, and serve. * Tomato Soup. Wash a quarter of a peck of tomatoes, cut them in pieces and chop them fine in a wooden bowl ; put them in your soup-kettle with a beef or mutton bone, or two pounds of lean meat of either kind, pepper and salt, and three quarts of cold water ; bring to a boil, then simmer slowly for three hours ; take out the bone or meat, and strain the broth through a fine sieve, pressing on the tomatoes lightly ; return the liquor to the soup- kettle, mix a tablespoonful of fiourTomato Soup with a little cold water, stir k in the soup, boil five minutes, and serve. M COOKER T FEOM EXPJbRJBNOE: Soup Xaign. Feel sad eat in snudl pieoes four white potitoee, three tnrnipe, three onions, and one earrot ; pat them in a itew-^paa with a pieee of batter the site of an egg, a qaarter of a poand of lean ham, and a banoh of parsley ; pat them over a hot fire fte ten minates, stirring them often ; then add two qaarts of hot water^ pepper and salt ; boil antil the yegetables will mash, then pasf it throagh a callender, pressing the yegetables throagh into the broth ; pat it into the stew-pan again ; if not thiek enoogh add a tablespoonfal of floar; ^ve a boil ap and serve with sippets of toast or fried bread. *OreeBL Pea Soap. Shell half a peek of fresh green peas, wash the pods and pal them in a soap-kettle with plenty of oold water ; boil antil yery tender, then drain off the water, throw away the pods, and pat the peas on to boil in the water yoa strained off; boil them tiiree-qaarters of an hoar, or antil they will mssh with the baek of a spoon ; strain them throagh a oallender, throw them baek into the kettle, reserving a teaoapfal, mash the remainder very fine with a potato masher, adding gradaally the water they were boiled in, whieh shoald not be mach more than a pint; add to this three pints of rieh new milk, and the oap of peas yoa re- served ; let it oome to a boil, then stir in a qaarter of a poand of batter in which yoa have rabbed two tablespoons of floari add a tablespoonfal of chopped parsley, season with pepper and salt, give a boil ap, and serve. * Split Pea Soap.