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Clear Soup

From Mrs. Maclurcan's cookery book, 1899

Serves 4

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • the whites and shells of 2 eggs
  • a gill of sherry
  • a teaspoonful of tarragon vinegar

Method

  1. Strain the stock and add the beaten egg whites and shells.

  2. Simmer for half an hour and strain through a fine towel or felt bag.

  3. Add sherry and tarragon vinegar.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Maclurcan's cookery book (1899) by H. Maclurcan, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

clear soup. Strain it, and then add to the liquor the whites a-nd shells of 2 eggs well beaten together. Allow to simmer for half an hour and stiain through a fine towel or a felt bag, then add a gill of sherry and a teaspoonf ul of tarra- gon vinega

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