Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
Tomato Soup
From Superior cook book, 1905
Serves 4
Soda prevents milk from curdling.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- Boil a can of tomatoes
- 1 teaspoonful of soda
- butter the size of a pigeon's egg
- 1 pint of hot milk
- a little cayenne pepper
- salt
- a handful of cracker crumbs
Method
Boil tomatoes until thoroughly cooked, press through a sieve.
Add soda to tomato pulp.
In a saucepan, melt butter, sprinkle in flour, and stir.
Add hot milk, cayenne, salt, and cracker crumbs.
When it boils, add tomato pulp, heat well without boiling, and serve immediately.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Superior cook book (1905) by Grace Church (Ishpeming, Mich.), page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
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