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Tomato Bisque

From Kentucky receipt book, 1903

Serves 4

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • One can of tomatoes
  • water as needed
  • a half teaspoon of soda
  • 1 teaspoon of corn starch

Method

  1. Put tomatoes in a double boiler.

  2. When it begins to boil, stir in soda.

  3. Let it foam, then strain through a sieve, add corn starch, and set on back of range.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kentucky receipt book (1903) by Mary Harris Frazer, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Tomato Bisque. One can of tomatoes put in double boiler. When it begins to boil stir in a half teaspoon of soda. Let it foam, then strain through a sieve, add 1 teaspoon of corn starch

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