THE MASTER BOOK OF SOUPS
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
The Master Book of Poultry and Game
The Master Book of Fish
THE MASTER BOOK OF
SOUPS
featuring
i ooi
titles and recipes
HENRY SMITH
F.H.C.I., F.I.B.B., F.A.H.C.I., F.A.G.I., G.C.F.A.
PRING
OOKS
LONDON
DEDICATED TO ALL STUDENTS OF
COOKERY IN EVERY LAND
Be not the first by whom a thing is tried
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Shakespeare
Published by
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SPRING HOUSE SPRING PLAGE LONDON N W 5
Printed in Czechoslovakia
CONTENTS
1 Introduction page 1
2 The Service and Garnishing of Soups 5
3 Stocks ' 11
4 Bouillons 14
5 Consommes . 17
6 Borshch Soups 47
7 Broths 49
8 Cleared Soups .- 55
9 Chowders 59
10 Cream Soups 67
11 Cremes 81
12 Fish Soups and Bisques ' 96
13 Potages 112
14 Purees 137
15 Thick Soups 148
16 Miscellaneous Soups 155
Index .218
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INTRODUCTION
ALTHOUGH commercially canned soups are excellent and convenient,
there are still several good reasons for making soup in one's own kitchen.
In the first place, as many as 1,001 varieties are not obtainable in cans.
Again, home-made soups are less expensive, particularly as left-overs are
generally utilised in preparing them. Thirdly, the flavours of canned soups
are necessarily bland, because they must please (or at least not offend) the
taste of thousands, whereas home-made soups can be made to appeal to just
oneself and one's guests.
Every country has at least one soup which attains perfection. Personal
taste is the chief factor in appreciation, but every epicure admits that the
following (and innumerable others) are each perfect of their kind:
Oxtail Soup
Scotch Broth
in England
in Scotland
Leek Broth
in Wales
Irish Kale
in Ireland
Shchi
in Russia
Borshch
in Ukraine
Czernina
in Poland
Cream of Tomato
in America
Birds' Nest Soup
Mulligatawny
Minestrone
Erwtensoep
Puchero
Kummel Suppe
Pot-au-feu
in China
in India
in Italy
in Holland
in Spain
in Austria
Petite Marmite /
in France
Bouillabaisse
Soon after the discovery of fire, prehistoric man found that he could boil
meat by heating stones and dropping them into a bag made from animal skin
filled with water and meat. Later, the bones of animals or birds were split
or cracked and boiled with particles of meat still adhering to them. Thus
began the art of making soup.
From the animal skin stage we come to the stone or metal stage, when
kettles of various shapes and sizes were used, heated over fire. Thus, we get
our Pot-au-feu (pot on the fire). We are reminded in the Bible (Genesis,
chapter 25, verses 29 to 34), that Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a "mess
of pottage" Red Lentil soup. Thus apparently lentil soup is the earliest
soup known. (See Potage Esau).
Soup kitchens are said to have originated in the Middle Ages. Through the
centuries, soup has been relied upon as a mainstay of the diet. In war, famine,
plague or catastrophe, soup kitchens are the first things set up, being the
easiest, cheapest and most practical way of feeding the masses.
It is quite certain the taste for sweetened potage appears to have lingered
for many centuries, even after the custom of sweetening meat had been
confined almost entirely to mince pies. Sugar is still taken with tomato soup,
and a certain lady praised her guests as recently as the nineteenth century if
they noticed at a glance that she liked sugar with her soup. The sweetened
rice soup became thicker and thicker in England, until at last it
developed into the rice pudding, that dish so well known to the nursery.
An Archbishop of the Middle Ages was accused, by fervent Puritans of
his time, of indulging in the luxury of six sweet and coloured soups, all on
the table at the same time. Each was rendered still more worthy of rebuke
by its sprinkling of pomegranate seeds. Thus, it will be seen that the garnishing
of soups is nothing new; and the custom of serving sweets at the beginning
of a meal was of early origin.
The first French treatise on soups was written by Taillevant (Master Cook
to Charles VII, of France), in 1456. The earliest English recipe for Cabbage
Soup, as written down in 1390 by one of Pvichard II's chefs, reads thus:
CABOCHES IN POTAGE
Take Caboches and quarter hem, and seeth hem in gode broth, with
oynonns y mynced, and the whyte of lekes y flyt, and corve small, and do
thereto safronn and salt and force it with powder douce.
Translated into modern English: Take cabbages and quarter them, and
boil in good broth with minced onions, leeks slit and cut small, adding
saffron, salt and allspice.
In Victorian kitchens, clear soups were invariably clarified with whites
and shells of eggs. The result was strained through flannel bags until it was as
clear as crystal and as tasteless as a boiled shirt! We know now that careful
skimming and watchful simmering are the only precautions necessary
to attain a full-flavoured, perfect consomme. The aim of a clear soup is
revitalization and refreshment.
The habit of storing broths and boiling them up daily to "make them
keep," destroys all their value as refreshers. As a symbol of thrifty cooking,
grandmother's soup pot simmering day after day, on the back of a stove,
and turning out delicious stock from meat and vegetable trimmings has
often been held up to modern housewives. I take a different view of the old
perpetually stewing pot. I see it as wasteful of fine fresh flavour and of
nutritive value. Quicker, modern ways of making soup are actually more
economical. Long cooking of any food drives off its volatile flavour.
Therefore, soup that stews too long may have a stale or insipid taste.
Moreover, long simmering destroys some of the vitamin values of the
vegetables. The bones used for stock should be cracked and simmered an
hour or two in water, but the vegetables should be added later and cooked
only briefly. There is no advantage in simmering food long hours. Worse
still is simmering day after day. Once the stock is made, any not used at once
should be cooled quickly and kept in the refrigerator. It should never be left
standing on the stove.
Restaurants were originally places of refreshment where light broths and
consomme were served. These were gradually developed into the catering
establishments as we know them to-day. Quite twenty-four years before the
taking of the Bastille, Boulanger had established the first restaurant in Paris.
Such places were primarily founded to supply the necessities of invalids
where ladies could partake of choice restorative broths. The choicest of these
restorative broths was the "restaurant divin."
The refreshments obtainable at these, the first restaurants, were strictly
regulated by law. More substantial foods were gradually added until the
increasing range caused the proprietors to become what we now call caterers.
The simplest soup will be, in truth, a "restaurant divin" if made fresh and
eaten the same day.
Soups, being liquid food, easy to make and easy to digest, were originally
divided into thin and thick: to-day we know them better under their initial
letter of B - C - or P.
Under B we get Bisques, Borshch, Bouillon, Broths, Bouillabaisse.
Under C we get Chowders, Consomme (or Clear), Creme (or cream).
Under P we get Potage and Purees.
Ninety per cent, of all soups come under these headings. Thick soups, as
they are called generally, come within the meaning of cream soups, potages
and purees.
There are two types of clear soups, Bouillon and Consomme, bouillon
being the base stock from which the aristocratic consomme is made, by
reducing the stock and clarifying. The bouillons are not clarified. They
include the broths and soups which contain all the original meats and vege-
tables which were cooked with the stock, but are not thickened with eggs,
cream or roux. Consomme, being the more elegant, is usually cleared
bouillon, boiled down to make it richer.
Beef makes the best meat broth called Brown Stock. Veal and chicken
yield White Stock. Pork broth is used chiefly for pea and bean soups, while
mutton is the meat usually forming the base for Scotch broths and soups.
Court Bouillon (Fish Stock), is the proper base for all fish soups.
So to get the business of soups cleared up, here they are:
BISK OR BISQUES are usually made of shell fish. The original bisque was
a form of pigeon soup, containing cream and milk, with shell fish added to
give it a characteristic flavour. Later the pigeon was omitted, but the shell
fish still survive. There is a Tomato Bisque.
BOUILLABAISSE is a fish stew.
BORSHCH were originally blood soups: now beetroot juice is used instead.
In later years, America has introduced Cranberries into the range of these
soups.
BOUILLONS arc not clarified; they are the liquids in which any food has
been boiled, even vegetables, but in soup-making they are specifically the
broth of meats.
GONSOMMfi is a clear soup which is named according to the garnish it
contains, or which is known by the name of a place, famous character, or
historical event.
CREAMS, PUREES AND THICK SOUPS. The name merely denotes the pre-
dominating feature, such as : Cream of Chicken, Puree of Lentils, Thick Ox
Tail, Potage aux Herbes. For example, thick tomato soup does not entitle
it to be called Cream of Tomato Soup. Besides, the Americans would not
like "any old" thick tomato soup to be looked upon as their national soup.
The most familiar tribute to soup appears in Alice in Wonderland:
Beautiful Soup, so rich and green
Waiting in a hot tureen!
Who for such dainties would not stoop?
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!
It is difficult to say if the green soup referred to was turtle, spinach or
green pea, such are the endless varieties used to-day.
With (literally) one thousand and one soups, nobody should be at a loss
for a new soup every day in the year, winter or summer, or in preparing the
quick broth which, in itself, can often constitute the main dish for luncheon
or supper.
I like game soups if made of hare, mushrooms and puree' d lentils ; and of
all soups I like my own favourite recipe, Potage Rob Roy, the very sight
of which cheers me up.
Remember, nothing can be taken out of a pot which does not first go in.
See to it that all your soups are true to name. Find out the reason for the
names, and, in so doing, you will make history in catering, as well as learn
the history of catering.
THE SERVICE AND GARNISHING
OF SOUPS
THE choice of soup to be featured depends on the occasion and its setting.
THE CONSOMMES, OR CLEAR SOUPS, usually precede a dinner of a large
number of courses and their purpose is to clear the palate and create an
appetite. There is no reason why they should be sipped.
DELICATE CREAM SOUPS generally precede a ladies' luncheon party.
BISQUES, FISH SOUPS AND HEARTY CREAM SOUPS, with plenty of vege-
tables, are for the family lunch.
HEAVY MEAT AND VEGETABLE PUREES are for the dinner after exercise.
CHOWDERS, BOUILLABAISSE and the like are suitable for a main supper dish
or light meal.
JELLIED OR FRUIT SOUPS are for the hot days.
Soup plates are far from being an ideal receptacle and are the cause of more
bad language used hi the kitchen than any other utensil. Nothing is so out
of place as a delicate Consomme" served in a wide shallow plate, with its
surface exposed to the air. Surely there is no sight more depressing than an
array of open plates of soup getting cold awaiting the guests, who probably
sip it in a manner that would have been seen in any Victorian dining room.
A two-handled consomme* cup or soup bowl is perfect with its proper sized
spoon. Even poor soup is passable if hot.
With flatlets and the smaller modern house, with its hatchway direct from
kitchen to dining room, the pottery manufacturers no longer find it a paying
proposition to make the soup tureen with its china ladle. Lucky is the house-
wife who has inherited grandmother's soup service, for soup served at the
table will warm the conversation as well as the cockles of your heart.
Almost everything added to a soup during the few moments before serving
may be called a garnish. These garnishings may vary from the idiotic gold
leaf to such delicious morsels as the well-made quenelles offish, game, poultry
or meat. In many instances, the garnish is all that distinguishes a soup. This
is very noticeable in consommes. On the other hand, it may be the garnish
which will turn a thin liquid into a substantial meal.
Herbs added at the last moment can completely change the resultant flavour
of a soup, especially if they are garden-fresh and added just before serving.
Such herbs as bay leaf, marjoram and thyme are usually removed, in order
to prevent them appearing as objectionable black specks or bits. Dried herbs
should be avoided as much as possible for this very reason, apart from the
lack of natural flavour. Exciting flavours can only be obtained from really
fresh herbs added during the last ten minutes, if the herb is to be used as the
garnish.
The bouquet of herbs used in most meat soups and many others during
the cooking process, usually consists of the three herbs, bay leaf, marjoram
and thyme. Almost all other herbs are used during the last ten minutes of
preparation, as a garnish. Parsley is the most popular, but for cream soups
I have always found chervil is better. Chives will add a delicate onion flavour
where required.
Basil is used by the Italians in most soups which contain tomato. For fish
soups dill and fennel add fragrance. Tarragon, proclaimed the prince of
herbs, will improve your chicken soup. Rosemary is usually reserved for the
glory of aldermen, in Turtle Soup. Spearmint will automatically find its
way into pea soup, be it split pea or fresh, and will aid the digestion in lamb
or mutton soup.
Sorrel is no longer used in much quantity, but can be used in all clear
soups garnished with root vegetables, including the ever popular Julienne.
Julienne at one time was chiefly garnished with wood sorrel, but with modern
trends one usually finds this soup garnished with a mixture of any finely cut
vegetables. Julienne should not be confused with other soups garnished with
vegetables, such as Paysanne (country style), Chiffonade (literally, vegetables
in rags).
I deplore the suggestion, "almost anything will make a soup; don't bother
about its name, give it a name to suit yourself." Would the author of this
suggestion care to be called any name, just because it was too much bother
for his acquaintances to find out his true name? If you taste a soup for the
first time, and like it, you will want to know its true name. If you do not
like your acquaintance, don't bother about his name. Likewise, the soups
you dislike are not worth remembering.
Almost every food is used as a garnish for soup at one time or another,
and to try and give a complete survey of all these would require many
volumes. Here are the favourites constantly used over the years. (Stunts such
as gold leaf are not included) :
CHEESE BALLS
Combine 2 ozs. grated cheese with 2 ozs. breadcrumbs, bind together
with egg. Make into balls the size of a marrowfat pea and fry.
Sufficient for 8 portions of soup.
CHEESE AND EGG BALLS
Press 1 hard-boiled egg through a sieve, blend with 2 ozs. grated cheese,
moisten with cream to form a paste, roll into small balls, egg, crumb and
fry. Sufficient for 8 portions of soup.
CREAM CHEESE
Cream cheese should be mashed smooth with a little fresh cream and stirred
into the soup, away from direct heat. Never tried it? Then you have a treat
in store. 2 ozs. cream cheese sufficient for 2 pints soup.
CHEESE, PARMESAN
Grated parmesan cheese should be passed round at the table, to enable
each guest to use an amount to his own liking. Used for most bland soups,
including potato, and most starchy soups, not forgetting all soups containing
Italian pasta, macaroni, etc.
CHOUX PASTE (Profiteroles)
Whether it be puffs or profiteroles, they are made from the same easy-to-
make-paste. A lot of fuss, and sometimes confusion, is experienced in rriany
a kitchen when the simple operation of making these tiny morsels is about
to begin. They are filled with cream of fish, meat, fowl or game. Here is a
simple recipe:
i pint water 4 ozs. flour
4 ozs. butter 4 eggs
pinch of salt
Boil water, butter and salt together, add flour, stir very quickly and cook
5 minutes. Remove from heat, beat in eggs one at a time, till a smooth
creamy paste. With a forcing bag and a \" tube, pipe small balls or eclairs.
Bake in a sharp oven, cool, and fill with desired cream.
CROUTONS
Croutons may go into any soup, but they are best in cream soups, where
they do not become soggy so quickly as in thin soups.
Croutons should not be looked upon as merely fried cubes of bread. They
can be made most inviting, to fit in with any soup, if prepared in the right
manner. Made from white, brown, rye or caraway bread, and spread with
anchovy paste, peanut butter, dipped in grated cheese, cut square, oblong,
round, or in fancy shapes, the crouton can actually make the soup. Coloured
breads, pink, green, yellow, etc., have been used as stunts, but do not add to
flavour, which is the primary duty of every garnish.
Cut the bread into f " slices, spread with desired addition, cut into fancy
shapes and fry in hot fat, or they may be oven baked for a pale golden
finish.
EGG BALLS
Press 2 hard-boiled eggs through a fine sieve, add salt and pepper, bind
with 1 large raw egg yolk, roll into balls the size of small olives, roll in flour
and fry, preferably in butter.
EGG SHOT
Beat 1 whole egg with 1 egg yolk lightly, add 1 oz. flour and beat smooth,
adding salt during the beating process. Add 2 ozs. milk and beat smooth
again. Pour the mixture slowly through a colander held high up over the
simmering soup. Cook 5 minutes and serve at once.
FISH BALLS (Quenelles)
These are used in fish broths and fish cream soups, the appropriate fish
being used, such as salmon for Cream of Salmon, etc.
2 ozs. minced fish Little chopped parsley
1 oz. breadcrumbs Salt
J oz. melted butter 1 large egg yolk
Mix all ingredients together. Shape into small balls and cook 10 minutes
in fish broth or cream soup, before the liaison is added.
Sufficient for 8 portions of soup.
LIAISON (Yolk of Egg Binding)
In days of plentiful cream and eggs this binding was used in almost every
cream soup worthy of its name, and was in common use in every large
kitchen. To-day, economy has taught us that good evaporated milk and
whole eggs (if strained) will give the desired binding, with the resultant
creamy effect. The effect of adding this liaison is to improve the soup in
smoothness and flavour. It should always be added away from direct heat,
and on no account should the soup be allowed to boil once the liaison is
added, else it will curdle, unless the soup contains wheat or barley flour,
when it may be boiled.
2 yolks of egg combined with 4 ozs. cream will be sufficient for each 1 pint
of soup, or alternatively 1 whole egg combined with 4 ozs. evaporated milk
will do just as well. The eggs must be well beaten, combined with the cream,
strained, and added to the soup away from direct heat, stirring constantly
and briskly.
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PULLED BREAD
Pull irregular chunks from the inside of a new loaf of bread, about 2"
thick. Crisp them in a slow oven to a creamy yellow. Usually served with
lentil, pea or bean soup.
QUENELLES (see also Fish Balls)
Of all the garnishings used in good soups, quenelles are the favourite.
They are made from any flesh food, fish, meats, game, rabbits, pate de foie
gras, oysters, and anything fine goes into their making. Often puffs or
profiteroles are stuffed with a paste left over from the making of quenelles.
They are all made by the same method. The fish or meat is ground hi a
mortar or passed through the mincer (fine plate), several times, blended with
a rich thick sauce or paste, moulded into olive shapes, and fried. The following
recipe is a guide as a foundation for other varieties:
4 ozs. veal, chicken or game (raw)
1 oz. very thick cream sauce
Grind meat to a paste, add to thick sauce, season to taste. Work in 1 yolk
of egg. Form into olive shapes and fry in butter.
Sufficient to garnish soup for 8 persons.
ROYALE (White, Yellow, Red or Green)
This over-rated garnish is merely a custard made with consomme and eggs
or milk and eggs, with vegetable pure*e added to give it flavour and colour.
Royale should not eat like rubber (often caused by using too much egg).
For an ordinary all-purpose royale, beat 4 eggs well, add 1 pint good con-
somme", strain, season to taste. Pour mixture into a buttered mould and cook
till set, in a steamer. When cold, cut into desired shapes.
WHITE ROYALE. 1 pint milk. 8 whites of egg. Seasoning to taste.
YELLOW ROYALE. 1 pint milk. 2 eggs. 6 yolks. Seasoning to taste.
GREEN ROYALE. Base as White Royale. Add 4 ozs. concentrated spinach
puree; additional colour may be added.
RED ROYALE. Base as WhiteRoyale. Add 4 ozs. concentrated tomato paste;
additional colour may be added.
Royale may also be made by adding chopped truffle to either the plain,
white or yellow base mixtures.
As for other garnishings, just use common sense.
Fresh peas may be added to Cream of Peas.
Small pieces of cauliflower may be added to Cream of Cauliflower.
Pieces of cooked oxtail may be added to Thick Ox Tail.
Sliced mushrooms may be added to Cream of Mushrooms.
Add common sense to clear thinking and your garnishing will be right,
provided you are sure you are not giving a fancy name to some already
well-known soup which includes the garnish you intend to use. This book
of 1,001 SOUPS was compiled to help you in this direction.
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STOCKS
BONE STOCK
Almost any kind of bones, cooked or uncooked, may be used to make
stock. Bones from roast meats are usually reserved for brown stock, and the
uncooked bones and those from boiled joints are kept for white stock. Beef,
mutton, pork, veal, lamb and poultry bones, can all be thrown into the same
stock pot, but not those from hams, game birds or venison.
Crack 3 Ibs. of bones, cover with water, add a sliced onion, 1 sliced carrot,
2 stalks of celery and a bay leaf. Bring all to the boil, remove scum as it
forms, and simmer for 3 hours. Strain and cool.
This stock can be used as a base for most soups, where colour is not a
deciding factor.
BROWN STOCK (Bouillon) (See also Bouillons)
4 Ibs. shin of beef 2 whole cloves
1 shin bone i teaspoon peppercorns
4 quarts of cold water 1 bay leaf
1 large diced carrot 2 sprigs of thyme
2 ozs. diced celery 1 sprig of marjoram
1 large diced onion 2 sprigs of parsley
1 diced turnip 2 teaspoons salt
Cut shin beef in small cubes and crack marrowbone. Brown about half
of meat in marrow from bone, or in 2 tablespoons fat; add with remaining
meat and bone to cold water, heat slowly to boiling point and boil 10 minutes.
Skim thoroughly, cover and simmer 3 hours, removing scum as formed;
add vegetables and seasonings and cook 1 hour longer. Strain stock through
fine sieve or several thicknesses of cheesecloth, and cool quickly; when cold,
remove fat, heat and clear, if necessary. Brown soup stock served as clear
soup is usually called bouillon. Use less seasonings for a more delicate stock,
or vary seasonings and vegetables as desired. Yield: 2 quarts stock.
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FISH STOCK (Court Bouillon)
4 Ibs. white fish (bones, heads, 1 stalk celery, chopped
or trimmings) . 6 peppercorns
1 grated carrot 1 bay leaf
1 grated onion 2 large sprigs parsley
salt to taste
Place all ingredients in a pan and cover well with cold water.
Bring to the boil and simmer 45 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve and
use as required. White wine may be added.
GRAVY STOCK (Beef Tea)
Mince 2 Ibs. neck of beef and cook for 2 hours in 2 pints of water. Use
cold water and cook slowly. Fresh lean meat will make good beef tea". Strain,
add a little salt, and it is ready for use.
LAMB AND MUTTON STOCK
5 Ibs. uncooked lamb and 2 large stalks celery
mutton bones 8 pints cold water
2 sliced onions 2 sprigs of parsley
2 sliced carrots salt and pepper
Crack the bones and place all the ingredients in a pan, bring slowly to the
boil and simmer for 3 hours, removing the scum and fat as it rises. Strain
and cool, using where white stock is called for.
STOCK TO CLARIFY, FOR CLEAR SOUP
See Brown Stock (Bouillon). Take the 2 quarts of cold brown stock and
mix with 2 Ibs. minced neck of beef, place in a pan and bring very slowly to
the boil. Simmer slowly till stock clears, which will be noticeable by the
meat gradually sinking to the bottom of the pan, leaving a bright clear
liquid. Strain very gently through cheesecloth. Should you allow the soup
to boil rapidly, the whole process will be spoilt but see below.
(N.B. Cleared Stock for a clear soup does not entitle it to be called a consomme).
TO CLEAR SOUP STOCK (Alternative)
To each 1 quart of cloudy stock add 1 well whisked white of egg and
1 crushed egg shell. Mix well and bring slowly to the boil. Simmer a few
minutes and clarification will be noticed. Strain gently through cheesecloth.
This is a poor substitute for the method of clarification by raw meat.
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VEGETABLE STOCK
4 pints water 1 teaspoon salt
2 large carrots, sliced 2 sprigs parsley
2 large onions, sliced 2 sprigs thyme
1 large turnip, sliced 1 bay leaf
1 leek, sliced 1 blade of mace
2 stalks celery, sliced 1 clove
6 peppercorns
If white vegetable stock is required, place all ingredients in a pan and boil
for 45 minutes. Strain, and use as required. Longer cooking will only give
a stewed flavour to the stock.
If brown vegetable stock is required, heat 3 ozs. butter in a pan, add
vegetables and toss well till all are well browned. Strain off fat, add vegetables
to water and cook as above.
VEAL STOCK (WHITE).
Proceed as for lamb and mutton stock, using veal bones, and adding one
sprig of thyme and one bay leaf.
BOUILLONS
The bouillons are not clarified. They include the Scotch broths and mutton
broth, petite marmite, which is not eaten out of its little pot, and bouillon
en tasse which is. Also, potage bonne femme and pot-au-feu.
To clear up the confusion that has arisen in the use of these terms, it is
only necessary to know the French derivation. Bouillon, from bonillir, "to
boil," is the liquid in which any food has been boiled, even vegetables, but
in soup-making it is specifically the broth of meats.
BEEF BOUILLON, TO MAKE
The general rule is 3 pints water to each 2 Ibs. of meat for a strong bouillon,
using less meat for a weaker one.
3 pints water (cold) 1 medium sized carrot
2 Ibs. lean neck of beef 1 clove
3 large tomatoes 1 sprig thyme
2 stalks celery 1 bay leaf
1 medium sized onion 1 sprig parsley
salt and pepper
Dice meat, put in cold water, heat very slowly and remove scum as it
rises. When no more scum rises, add tomatoes and herbs. Simmer gently for
2 hours then add diced vegetables and simmer another 1J hours. Skim off
fat and strain. (Will make 1 quart of bouillon),
BEEF CLARET BOUILLON
Heat 2\ pints beef bouillon to boiling point. Remove from heat and add
i cup claret wine. Serve in bouillon cups and garnish with chopped parsley.
(Yield: 8 portions).
BOUILLON FROM MEAT EXTRACT
Use 2 pints hot water and 1 tablespoon of beef extract. Bring to the boil
and then add vegetables and herbs as given for Beef Bouillon, and proceed
from the stage where the vegetables are added. (Yield: 5 portions).
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CHICKEN BOUILLON
1 large stewing chicken 2 stalks celery
2 qts. water 1 large sliced onion
salt, pepper, and a little grated nutmeg
Cut chicken into small pieces and place in a pan together with the scalded
feet of the chicken. Cover with the boiling water, add vegetables, and simmer
until chicken is tender (about 3 hours). Strain bouillon and season to taste.
( Sufficient for 8 persons).
N.B. The chicken meat may be creamed, used for croquettes or used in
a casserole dish.
CHICKEN TOMATO BOUILLON
1 pt. chicken bouillon 2 tablespoons beetroot juice
1 pt. tomato juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 ozs. diced celery . 1 teaspoon sugar
1 oz. minced onion \ teasp'n Worcestershire Sauce
1 oz. chopped chives 2 cloves
seasoning to taste J clove of garlic
Place all ingredients on the stove to boil, except beetroot and lemon
juice. Simmer for hour, then add beetroot and lemon juice. Stir well and
strain. (Yield: 6 portions).
FRUIT BOUILLON
1 Ib. cherries
1 Ib. raspberries
i Ib. blackcurrants.
Boil the above in 3 pints water till tender, strain, re-heat and sweeten to
taste. Now thicken slighdy with a little cornflour. Serve iced or hot.
A combination of canned fruit juices may be utilised if desired, and some
good effects are obtained with canned fruit juices boiled with soft fruits.
(Yield: 8 portions).
JELLIED BOUILLON
To each 1 quart prepared bouillon soften 1 oz. of powdered gelatine, bring
to boiling point, skim, and pour into bouillon cups, and chill to set. Sprinkle
chopped chives over jellied bouillon, just before serving. (Yield: 6 cups).
JELLIED CHICKEN BOUILLON
Proceed as for Jellied Bouillon, using Chicken Bouillon (which see). When
bouillon boils, add a little chopped parsley. Pour into bouillon cups and chill
to set. Serve widi lemon wedges. (Yield: 6 cups).
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JELLIED TOMATO BOUILLON
Make up your tomato bouillon (as for Chicken Tomato Bouillon) in the
ordinary way, adding 1 oz. first quality gelatine for each 3 pints of bouillon.
When ready, pour into cups to cool and set. To prevent the tomatoes and
vegetables all sinking to the bottom, fill the cups only one-third full, allow
this to set, then fill up to two-thirds and leave to set, and then finally fill the
cups. By this method the vegetables are evenly distributed from top to
bottom, but of course it takes longer to prepare. (Yield: 8 portions).
VEGETABLE BOUILLON
Cook a variety of vegetables in prepared bouillon till done but not mushy
and strong. Serve very hot.
WATERCRESS - CHICKEN BOUILLON
1 bunch watercress
1 qt. well seasoned chicken bouillon
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter or chicken fat
Chop watercress very finely. Heat broth. Add watercress. Thicken with
flour and butter that have been creamed together. Strain and re-heat. Serve
immediately. (Yield: 6 portions)*
YEAST BOUILLON
There are on the market several products which use autolyzed yeast as a
base for soups. These may be secured in paste, flake or cube form.
Pour boiling vegetable bouillon or tomato juice over the paste, flakes or
cubes, according to directions, and the result is a soup with a strong meat
flavour, but which has the advantage of being a pure vegetable product. It
has a particular value in that it is rich in vitamins B and G.
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CONSOMMES
CONSOMME (To Make)
THE home stockpot went out with the coal range, and now we must
make our clear soups from scratch, with any time-saving tricks that have
been devised. The general rule is 2 pints stock to each 1 Ib. of neck or shin
of beef; more stock for a weak soup and less for a strong soup.
If a jellied consomme is required, use 1 pint stock to each 1 Ib. of meat,
or, alternatively, ordinary consomme can be jellied with the addition of a
small amount of gelatine. Fresh beef makes the best consomme, but there
are certain variations which will be dealt with later.
The first step in making good rich consomme is its foundation, bouillon.
This word is from the French bouillir, to boil (meat stewed with vegetables,
boiled or stewed meat of any kind). In England we call it stock. Stock is the
broth of beef, chicken, lamb, veal, fish, etc. (Pork or ham stock is used
principally for pea or bean soups) " kept in stock," for quick use in soups
and sauces.
A consommd may be made from any one of these foundation stocks. For
a dark coloured consomme", brown both meat and vegetables, and for a really
rich soup, add a good beef marrow bone and a split knuckle of veal. For
chicken consomme, the trimmings and skinned feet will add flavour.
The golden rule for all meat soups is: "never to add water once the soup
has started to boil; never allow it to cease simmering; and NEVER allow
it to boil rapidly."
The bones and scraps left over from any joints or chickens may be cracked
and thrown into the stockpot (beef, veal, mutton and chicken). The bones
are covered with cold water which is brought to the boil and simmered for
5 or 6 hours. The vegetables are added the last hour, to avoid a stewed
flavour. This would be a general purpose stockpot. For special soups calling
for beef, mutton or chicken stock, the bones must be kept to their own
particular pot.
Generally speaking, to-day, unless it is a very large, elaborate kitchen, the
dark bones from roast meats are kept in one pot, for brown stock, and the
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white bones from veal or chickens, are kept in another pot for white stock
(used principally for cream soups).
Fish stocks (Court Bouillon) are always made as and when required, and
never long in advance.
Pork or Ham stock is generally utilised as and when it becomes available,
for pea or bean soups.
Now, having a stockpot freshly simmering daily, it is a simple matter to
prepare our aristocratic consomme. Once the consomme is made, be it beef,
chicken, game or veal, or for that matter, fish or vegetable, it only needs
its variations in herbs, garnishings or wine, to suit it to its name, whether
that name be of a celebrity, city, or historic occasion, or whether it be the
humble Consomme au Vermicelli, or the ever-popular Consomme Royale,
which derives its name from the simple garnish to the consomme. I have
included all the well-known varieties in the following pages.
"Now, for myself, I know full well and confess freely, that many things
may be added." (Pliny). These words express the feelings with which
I present the following list of titles of consommes :
BEEF CONSOMME"
4 Ibs. shin of beef pinch of crushed marjoram
1 shin bone pinch of crushed thyme
8 pints good stock oz. salt
4 ozs. sliced onion 1 bay leaf
2 ozs. sliced carrot 2 cloves
4 ozs. diced celery pepper to taste
2 sprigs of parsley
Use marrow from cracked shin bone and place in pan to melt. Add one-
third of shin meat cut into cubes and brown rapidly, turning so that the
meat browns on all sides. Add stock, bones and rest of cubed shin meat and
bring slowly to the boil. Remove scum and grease as it rises. (The scum is
merely coagulated meat protein and is quite harmless).
Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 2 to 3 hours. On no account
must the soup boil rapidly, or it will cloud and will not be crystal clear.
During the simmering process the soup should be reduced to no more than
6 pints.
Line a large conical strainer with a double thickness of cheesecloth and
strain soup very gently through it.
If you require the soup to be darker in colour, add a little browning at the
simmering stage.
Taste for seasoning, and it is then ready for the multitude of garnishings
set out in the following pages.
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CHICKEN CONSOMME
Using Chicken Stock, proceed as for Beef Consomme, substituting cubed
veal for beef to clarify the soup.
Do not brown any of the meat, and omit the bay leaf and cloves.
GAME CONSOMME"
Using Game Stock, proceed step by step exactly as for Beef Consomme", to
clarify the soup.
VEAL CONSOMME"
Using Veal Stock, proceed as for Beef Consomme, using shin of veal
instead of beef. Do not brown any of the meat and omit bay leaf and cloves.
GENERAL HINTS
If a strong consomme" is required, good brown stock must be used for
the beef or game consomme*.
For Chicken consomme, use stock in which chickens have been boiled,
for the base of the soup.
For Veal consomme, use any good white stock as a base.
For hints regarding the making of stock (so essential as the foundation of
every good consomme), see special paragraph dealing with Stocks.
If your consomme fails to clear bright and sparkling, it will be because:
(1) you did not cube the meat fine enough, or (2) you allowed the soup to
boil too fast, instead of gently simmering.
To clear cloudy consomme", dissolve 1 oz. finely powdered albumen in
\ pint cold water, allow to stand \ hour, whisk well, and add to each gallon
of consomme while simmering gently. Stir well. Hold at simmering point for
30 minutes, and then strain soup very gently through cheesecloth.
If egg whites are available, whisk 3 egg whites to foam and add to each
1 gallon of consomm6 in the same manner as for using albumen.
In all cases where the exact amount of consomme is not stated, the gar-
nishings are for 3 pints of consomme, sufficient for 8 persons.
CONSOMME" AB-DEL-CADER
Cut some carrots and turnips in half-moon shape, with small cutters, and
boil in salted water. Cut some royale in the same shape. Also add some
profiteroles. Put equal quantities of each in hot consomme, and also one
poached yolk of an egg for each person. Have the consomme* well seasoned.
CONSOMME" AILERONS
Three pints chicken consomme, garnished with chicken cut in short julienne
strips and 2 ozs. well washed boiled rice. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME ALBION
Three pints chicken consomme" garnished with young asparagus tips,
cocks' combs and a large truffle cut julienne style. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME ALEXANDRIA
Add 1 cupful of boiled white meat of chicken, cut in small dices, to 3 pints
of Consomme" Brunoise, for which see recipe. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME ALLEMAND
Mix in a bowl f of a cupful of sifted flour, J of a cupful of milk, 2 whole
eggs, and a little salt. Let it run through a colander into 3 pints of boiling
consomme, and boil for 5 minutes. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" ALSACIEN
Chicken consomme" garnished with tiny profiteroles stuffed with puree of
foie gras.
CONSOMM6 AMBASSADEURS
Chicken consomme with a mixed garnish of diced chicken, mushrooms,
truffles and plain royale.
CONSOMME AMBASSADRICE
Chicken consomme" with a garnish of coloured royale cut in dice, spinach
(green), tomato (red), truffle (black), also a few diced mushrooms.
CONSOMME ANDALOUSE
To each quart of consomme" vermicelli, add just before serving, 1 peeled
raw tomato cut in very small squares. (See Consomme au Vermicelli).
(Yield: 5 portions).
CONSOMM ANGLAIS
Chicken consomme garnished with equal amounts of diced chicken and
fresh green peas.
CONSOMME ARENBURG
Chicken consomme garnished with small balls of turnips and carrots, peas
and asparagus rips.
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CONSOMME AU MACARONI
Beef consomme" garnished with well washed cooked macaroni cut into
4" pieces.
CONSOMME" AURORE
3 pints veal consomme", 1 cup tomato pure*e, 1 oz. cooked tapioca, all
brought to the boil and garnished with diced chicken. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME AU VERMICELLI
To 3 pints boiling beef consomme add 1 handful of crushed vermicelli.
Cook for 5 minutes and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME AUX ECLAIRS
Make some small Eclairs about 1 inch long. Chop a little white meat of
chicken very fine, add some salt and a little whipped cream, and mix well.
Split the Eclairs and fill with the prepared chicken meat. Serve on a napkin.
Have the consomme very hot, with a little cayenne pepper in it.
CONSOMME" AUX PLUCHES
Slice a head of lettuce and 2 leaves of tarragon very fine. Boil in 2 quarts
of consomme for 30 minutes. Add some chervil before serving.
CONSOMME AUX QUENELLES
Make small chicken dumplings from chicken forcemeat, boil them in, and
serve with, consomme. These small dumplings are called in French, quenelles.
CONSOMME", QUENELLES DORIA
Make a cream puff paste. When cold, form into small balls the size of
a pea, and fry in swimming lard. Serve on a napkin with hot consomme".
CONSOMME A LA BALZAC
To 3 pints veal consomme add 2 ozs. sliced shrimps, 2 ozs. cooked green
peas, 2 ozs. diced cooked turnip. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME BARAQUIN
Veal consomme garnished with equal quantities of truffles and chicken,
cut julienne style, and cooked tapioca.
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CONSOMMfi A LA BARIGOULE
Game consomme* garnished with diced game birds (pheasant, partridge,
etc.), sliced fresh mushrooms and stuffed olives. Add just a dash of sherry
before serving.
CONSOMM^ BAVIERE
Veal consomme" with a garnish of quenelles made of semolina. Add a dash
of marsala wine just before serving.
CONSOMM^ BE"ARNAIS
Beef consomme garnished with assorted quenelles of meats and chicken.
CONSOMME BELLEVUE
Half chicken broth and hah clam brodi mixed. Serve in cups with whipped
cream on top.
CONSOMME BERCHOUX
Game consomme* garnished with chopped cooked chestnuts, diced truffles
and mushrooms.
CONSOMME" BERLIN
Beef consomme with a garnish of cooked shredded leeks, diced plain
royale and cooked sago.
CONSOMME" BERNY
Veal consomme* thickened with fine tapioca, and garnished with chopped
almonds, chervil and Olivette potatoes.
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CONSOMME BOHE~MIEN
Make 3 thin pancakes, and when cold cut in julienne shape. Cut the breast
of a boiled fowl also in julienne shape. Chop a raw peeled tomato; and add
all the above with a cup of fresh peas, to 3 pints of boiling consomme, and
serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" BOUCHERE
Veal consomme* very liberally garnished with sliced spring vegetables,
with small squares of blanched spring cabbage.
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CONSOMME BOUILLON
Broth from boiled beef, strained. (In plain English, Beef Tea).
CONSOMME" BOURBON
Chicken consomme thickened with tapioca and garnished with truffle cut
into fancy shapes (hearts, diamonds, crescents, etc.), and finely chopped
chervil.
CONSOMME" BRABANgON
Cleared fish stock (see fish soups), garnished with chopped mussels and
sliced prawns, served with a glass of vin blanc.
CONSOMME" BRETON
Make a julienne of equal parts of celery, onions and leeks, and serve in
consomme".
CONSOMME" BRIEUX
Beef consomme", thickened with tapioca and garnished with blanched
pistachio nuts, diced truffle and small sago.
CONSOMME" BRUNOIS
Prepare as for Consomme Julienne, but cut the vegetables (carrots, turnips,
leeks and French beans) into small dice, and fry them in a pan to a light
brown colour in a little butter. Throw into the consomme" and boil until
the vegetables are done.
Be sure to skim off all butter from consomme" before serving.
CONSOMME" BRUNOIS WITH VERMICELLI
One quart of Consomme Brunoise mixed with 1 pint of consomme"
vermicelli. Serve grated cheese separately. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" CAMERONI
Add to a quart of consomme brunoise J pound of boiled spaghetti cut in
pieces i inch long. Serve grated cheese separately. (Yield: 6 portions).
CONSOMME" CAMINO
Boil J pound of macaroni in salt water; when soft, drain, and cool in
cold water. Then cut in small pieces about J inch in length, and serve in
a quart of consomme. Serve grated cheese separately.
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CONSOMME CANCALAIS
Cleared fish stock (see fish soups), thickened with fine tapioca, garnished
with 2 small oysters to each person and some fillet of sole cut julienne style.
CONSOMME CAPRICIEUX
To 3 pints of beef consomme add 2 ozs. preserved cherries and 2 ozs.
button mushrooms. Add a dash of sherry before serving.
CONSOMM CAREME
To 3 pints veal consomm6 add J cup finely shredded lettuce, and the same
amount each of diced carrots, turnips and asparagus rips. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME CARMELITE
Three pints of rich fish stock, thickened with 1 oz. of arrowroot and
garnished with 2 ozs. of well washed boiled rice. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME CAROLINE
Make a royale with 8 eggs to a quart of milk, or 4 eggs to a pint; add a little
salt, pepper, and some grated nutmeg. Strain into a buttered mould, set in
a bain-marie and boil. When set, and cold, remove from the mould and
cut in small squares. Serve in very hot consomm with 1 spoonful of boiled
rice to each person.
CONSOMME" CASTELLANE
Game consomme made from woodcock carcases, garnished with diced
woodcock fillets. Add a glass of port at the moment of serving.
CONSOMME" WITH CELERY AND RICE
Cut a stalk of celery in small squares, wash well, and boil in salted water
until soft. Boil about i of a pound of rice in salted water until soft. Serve both
in 3 pints of hot well-seasoned consomme". (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME CE"LESTIN
Make some thin pancakes, cut in strips like matches, and serve in good
consomme".
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CONSOMME" CHARLES QUINT
Serve in hot consomme" equal parts of chicken dumplings and asparagus
tips. Add some picked chervil leaves.
CONSOMME" CHAROLAIS
Beef consomme garnished with carrot balls, button onions and small
rounds of blanched cabbage.
CONSOMME" CHARTREUSE
Boil 1 cup of chestnuts in salted water until tender. Then drain off the
water, and pass the chestnuts through a fine sieve. When the chestnuts are
cold, put in a bowl, add 4 whole eggs and 1 pint of lukewarm consomme";
season with salt and pepper; mix well; put in buttered timbale moulds, set
them in a bain-marie, and boil for 20 minutes, when they will set like custard
when cold. Turn out of moulds, and cut in slices J inch thick. Serve in hot
consomme".
CONSOMME" CHASSEUR
A mixed game consomme garnished with dice of game. Add a small glass
of port before serving.
CONSOMME" CHATELAINE
Equal parts of small chicken dumplings, boiled rice and new peas, served
in hot consomme".
CONSOMME" CHEVALIER
Serve in hot well-seasoned consomme* equal parts of small chicken
dumplings, and chicken breast and smoked beef tongue cut julienne style.
CONSOMME CHEVREUSE
Chicken consomme" garnished with equal proportions of truffles cut
julienne style, asparagus tips and quenelles of chicken.
CONSOMM CHIFFONNADE
Cut equal parts of lettuce and sorrel in julienne style, put in a pan, cover
with water, bring to a boil, then drain off water and allow to become cool.
Then put back in pan, add 2 quarts of consomme", and boil very slowly for
about 30 minutes. Before serving add a little chopped parsley and chervil.
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CONSOMME CHRISTINA
To each 3 pints veal consomme" add 2 ozs. sliced preserved cherries and
2 ozs. roasted chopped chestnuts. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME CIALDINI
Cut some carrots, turnips and potatoes with a fancy cutting spoon, to the
size of a large pea. Cook each separately in salt water. When done, put in
consomme and add some boiled white meat of chicken cut in small squares,
a few boiled or canned peas, and some chervil. Serve separately some very
thin slices of French bread or rolls.
CONSOMME CLERMONT
Beef consomme 1 garnished with fried onion rings.
CONSOMME" COLBERT
Equal parts of carrots, turnips, peas, string beans, cauliflower and flageolet
beans. Cut the carrots and turnips in small squares. Boil the cauliflower and
cut off the small flowers. Them put all in hot consomme 1 , with one poached
egg to each person. Add a little chopped chervil before serving.
CONSOMME" COLOMBINE
Chicken consomme" garnished with poached pigeon eggs (one to a person),
julienne of vegetables, and fillets of pigeons.
CONSOMME" COMTESSE
Thicken 3 pints chicken consomme" with 2 ozs. fine tapioca. Garnish the
consomme" with diamond shapes of plain and green (asparagus) royale and
very small rounds of lettuce leaves and truffles.
CONSOMME" CONDORCET
Rich game consomme, garnished with equal proportions of game meat
and foie gras cut in dice, and asparagus tips.
CONSOMME" CRE"CY
(See Crccy Soup and full explanation on page 170).
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CONSOMM CREME DE VOLAILLE
Put some very light chicken forcemeat (quenelle) in small, round, buttered
timbale moulds, and cook in bain-marie (double-boiler). When done, slice
thin and serve in hot consomme. (For making Chicken Quenelle see " The
Service and Garnishing of Soups").
CONSOMME CREOLE
Veal consomme" garnished with diced tomatoes, fried onion rings, with
pimientos cut julienne style.
CONSOMME CUSSY
Game consomme garnished with white royale (chestnut), pheasant royale
and julienne of truffles. Just before serving, add a glass of madeira wine.
CONSOMME DAME BLANCHE
Chicken consomme garnished with equal -parts of medium sago, diamond
shapes of chicken breast and almond royale.
CONSOMME" D'ARTAGNAN
In the bottom of a buttered pan place 1 sliced carrot, 1 onion, a stalk of
celery, a piece of raw ham, a sprig of thyme, 1 bay leaf, and some pepper
berries. On top place 3 calf's feet, and simmer for a few minutes. Then add
glass of white wine and glass of sherry, and 3 quarts of bouillon or stock.
Clarify with the whites of 2 eggs, bringing to a boil slowly. Cook until the
feet are soft. Strain the broth through cheesecloth, cut the calf's feet in small
pieces, and add to the consomme.
CONSOMME DU BARRY
Boil a cauliflower in salt water. When done, cut the tips of the flowers
from the stems and add to boiling consomme.
CONSOMME DAUPHINE
This is a chicken consomme" with a garnish of asparagus rips, tarragon
leaves and royale, cut into various fancy shapes.
CONSOMME" DE LA MARINE
Boil 1 quart of consomme". Put the yolks of 4 eggs in a soup tureen and
stir well, adding the consomme slowly. Season with a little cayenne pepper.
CONSOMME DEMIDOFF
This is chicken consomme garnished with diced mixed vegetables, fine
herbs and shredded chervil. Sometimes julienne of truffles is added.
CONSOMME D'ESCLIGNAC
Veal consomme* garnished with very small dice of young spring turnips
and plain royale.
CONSOMME" DIABL
Cut 3 thin slices of bread, as for sandwiches, and spread with 2 cups of
grated parmesan or Swiss cheese, that has been mixed with the yolks of 2 eggs
and plenty of cayenne pepper. Bake in a hot oven until brown. Cut in small
squares or circles, and serve on a napkin on a platter. Serve the consomme*
very hot.
CONSOMME DIANE
Take any game bird, such as grouse, partridge, quail, pheasant or guinea
hen, and roast just enough to give a colour. Then put in soup stock and boil
until soft. Clarify the broth with chopped beef, and strain. Cut the breast
out of the bird, cut in small squares, and serve in the consomme. Add some
dry sherry and a little cayenne pepper before serving.
CONSOMME DIPLOMATS
Chicken consomme' thickened with tapioca (1 oz. to each 2 pints), and
garnished with quenelles of chicken, crayfish and diced truffle.
CONSOMME" DTTALINI
Boil some d'italini (a species of Italian paste) in salt water, drain off and
serve in consomme*. Grated cheese separate.
CONSOMME" DORIA
Consomme* Tapioca, with chopped truffles and sherry.
CONSOMM D'ORLEANS
Beef consomme with a garnish of veal quenelles coloured green (spinach),
red (tomato), and plain.
CONSOMME" DOUGLAS
Veal consomme* garnished with slices of sweetbreads, asparagus tips and
artichoke bottoms.
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CONSOMME DUG DE YORK
Game consomme made generally from grouse and venison, garnished
with diced venison and breasts of grouse.
CONSOMME DUCHESSE
To some chicken forcemeat add some truffles chopped fine, mix well and
form into small dumplings. Cook the dumplings in 3 pints of consomme.
Cut 2 turnips in small squares and boil in salt water. When it is done, add to
the consomme", with i cup of boiled rice, and croutons souffle's prepared with
grated cheese. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME DUFFERIN
To each 3 pints of rich fish consomm add teaspoon of curry powder.
Garnish the soup with well washed boiled rice and slices of fillets of sole.
CONSOMMfi DUSTAN
Beef consomme" with a garnish of haricot beans.
CONSOMME EMPIRE
Veal consomme with a garnish of red and white royale cut into strips, and
small carrot, turnip and cucumber bass cut with a Parisienne spoon, and
tarragon leaves.
CONSOMME FAVORI
3 pints veal consomme* garnished with 1 cup asparagus tips and 24 chicken
quenelles. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME FEDERAL
Make a consomm royale, season with a little cayenne pepper, and add
6 thin slices of truffle for each person.
CONSOMME FERMIERE
Put 2 ounces of butter in a pan; add equal parts of carrots, turnips, and
cabbage cut in thin round slices the size of half-a-crown. Simmer until done,
then drain off the butter, add 1 quarts of consomme, and boil for 15 minutes.
Serve with chopped parsley on top, and with bread crusts fried in butter
separately. (Yield: 8 portions).
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CONSOMM^ FINANCIERS
This is chicken consomme" with a garnish of cocks' combs, truffles and
sweetbreads, all cut julienne style.
CONSOMME FLAMAND
Beef consomme with a garnish of young green peas, shredded chervil, and
diced green royale (spinach).
CONSOMME FLEURY
Sliced sorrel boiled in water for a second, boiled rice, small asparagus tips
and peas, in equal parts. Serve in consomme.
CONSOMME FLORENTIN
In consomme" put some plain boiled spinach cut in small pieces, also thin
pancake cut the same way. Serve grated cheese separately.
CONSOMME FLORIDA (usually served chilled)
4 pints beef consomme" 4 diced tomatoes
4 oranges (cut up) 2 green pimientos (cut up)
Remove the seeds from pimientos, leave skin on oranges. Simmer all together
for 45 minutes to 1 hour, strain and chill. A really refreshing summer soup.
CONSOMME" FRAN^ILLON
Poach 1 egg for each person in chicken consomme". Add some diced breast
of chicken and serve.
CONSOMME FRASCATI
Cut 2 potatoes in small dices, and parboil for 5 minutes in salted water.
Drain off the water, add 6 heads of peeled fresh mushrooms sliced very thin,
and 2 quarts of consomme. Cook slowly until the potatoes are soft.
(Yield: 10 portions).
CONSOMME" GARIBALDI
Boil i Ib. spaghetti and cut in pieces 1 inch long. Cut 12 green queen olives
julienne style, and add, with the spaghetti, to 3 pints of hot consomme. Serve
grated cheese separately. (Yield: 8 portions).
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CONSOMME GAULOIS
Thicken 3 pints chicken consomme with 6 yolks of eggs well beaten with
their same volume of chicken stock. Garnish the soup with a julienne of
sheep's kidneys, ham and cocks' combs. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME GEORGIA
Peel 2 tomatoes, cut in two, squeeze out the juice, and cut in small squares.
Cut 2 pimientos in small squares. Boil 2 peeled green peppers in bouillon,
and cut in small squares. Slice 12 mushrooms very fine. Add all of the above,
together with a cup of plain boiled rice, to 2 quarts of very hot and well-
seasoned consomme. (Yield: 10 portions).
CONSOMME GERMINAL
Beef consomme, garnished with a dice of French beans, young peas,
asparagus tips, shredded chervil and tarragon leaves.
CONSOMME" GODIVA
Well reduced veal consomme* garnished with quenelles of veal.
CONSOMME" GRANDE DUCHESSE
Chicken consomme with a garnish of quenelles of cheese, chicken and
anchovy, with shredded tongue.
CONSOMME" GRENADE
Tomato flavoured chicken consomme, garnished with diced plain royale,
tomatoes and shredded chervil.
CONSOMME HELENE
Veal consomme" with a garnish of royale cut in various fancy shapes, of red
(tomato), green (spinach), white (made with white of egg only).
CONSOMME IMPERATRICE
Consomme garnished with small lobster dumplings and asparagus tips in
equal parts, and a sprinkle of chopped chervil.
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CONSOMME IMPERIAL
Beef consomme" with a garnish of various coloured royale all cut julienne
style. To get the right effect, it needs at least 8 ozs. of various coloured julienne
strips to each 3 pints beef consomme.
CONSOMME INAUGURATION
Equal parts of julienne, small chicken dumplings, and Italian paste, served
in hot consomme.
CONSOMME" INDIEN
To each 3 pints of well reduced veal consomme*, add 1 teaspoon of good
curry powder. Garnish with plump sultanas.
CONSOMME INNOCENT
Chicken consomme; use shredded almonds, shredded chicken breasts, and
a julienne of plain royale in equal parts, to garnish the consomme".
CONSOMME IRMA
Boil one calf's brains, cut in small squares, and add to a quart of well-
seasoned consomme. (Yield: 5 portions).
CONSOMME" JACOBIN
To each 3 pints of chicken consomme add 2 ozs. of diced cooked potatoes,
turnips, French beans, young green peas, and 1 large truffle, cut julienne
style. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME JAPONAIS
Consomme" aux Perles de Nizam, coloured with saffron.
CONSOMME JARDINIERE
Jardiniere meaning garden style; beef consomme made with a variety
of cooked garden vegetables, usually diced.
JELLIED (TWO-TONED) CONSOMME"
Prepare dark and light-coloured jellied consomme mixtures; pour into
shallow pans to make a 1-inch thick layer of each ; chill in refrigerator until
firm. Cut layers in 1-inch cubes and arrange light and dark cubes in bouillon
cups.
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CONSOMME JERUSALEM
Beef consomme* with a garnish of very small balls of artichokes. The
trimmings from the artichokes are usually used in the making of the con-
somme, along with the other vegetables.
CONSOMME" JOCKEY CLUB
To each 3 pints chicken consomme add 2 ozs. each of carrot royale (red),
pea royale (green), chicken royale (plain). (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME JULIENNE
To each 3 pints of beef consomme, cut the red part of 2 carrots, the same
quantity of turnips, and 2 leeks, in thin shreds a good inch long. Put into
a stewpan with 2 ozs. butter and a pinch of sugar. Stir over the fire until a
nice golden brown colour. Moisten with a little of the consomme* and simmer
gently until tender. Ten minutes before serving, add some shredded cabbage
and lettuce previously blanched. Strain off the butter, add the julienne to
the consomme", and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" KURSEL
See Consomme" Printaniere. Shredded lettuce is used as an additional
garnish.
CONSOMME" LELIE
To each 3 pints of chicken consomme, add as a garnish shredded sliced
chicken, carrots, almonds and tarragon, in equal quantities.
CONSOMME" LEOPOLD
To each 3 pints of veal consomme, thicken with 1 oz. semolina. Garnish
with shredded lettuce, sorrel and chervil. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME LORETTE
Chicken consomme garnished with equal quantities of shredded pimiento,
truffle and chervil, and asparagus tips, with very small cork-shaped potatoes.
CONSOMM^ MACE"DOINE
Beef consomme" to which are added several kinds of vegetables in season.
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CONSOMME" MADRILENE
Slice a handful of sorrel and cook for 5 minutes in a quart of consomme*. Add
vermicelli and 1 tomato cut in small dices. Serve grated cheese separately.
(Yield: 5 portions).
CONSOMME MADRILENE (Jellied)
To 3 cups Madrilene Consomme use 1 level tablespoon gelatine. Soften
gelatine in 2 tablespoons water about 5 minutes ; add 1 cup hot soup and stir
until gelatine is dissolved. Then add remaining 2 cups cold soup, season to
taste and pour into bowl or bouillon cups; chill until firm or jellied.
(Yield: 3 bowls).
CONSOMME" MARCHAND
Cut a truffle julienne style; also a slice of breast of a boiled fowl and a few
slices of smoked beef tongue. Serve in 2 quarts of boiling well-seasoned
consomme. (Yield: 10 portions).
CONSOMME" MARIA
To each 3 pints of chicken consomme* add 1 oz. fine tapioca and simmer
till thick. Add as a garnish diced plain royale, French beans, carrots and
turnips. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" MARIE LOUISE
To Consomm Royale add a cupful of fresh boiled green peas.
CONSOMME" MASSENET
Garnish the consomme* with boiled carrots cut in half-moon shape, and
boiled macaroni cut in pieces inch long. Sprinkle with chopped chervil.
CONSOMME" MEDINA
Cut some boiled liver in julienne style. Boil Ib. spaghetti until soft, cut
in pieces 1 inch long, and add with the liver to very hot consomme. Serve
with grated cheese.
CONSOMME MERCEDES
Beef Consonant to which are added rings of red pimientos and fancy
shapes of cocks' combs (hearts, diamonds and stars). Add a glass of dry sherry
wine just before serving.
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CONSOMME MIKADO
To each 1\ pints chicken consomme, add \ pint clear tomato juice. Garnish
with diced chicken and fresh tomatoes. Serve very hot. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME MOGADOR
Wash a heart of celery and cut in small dice, boil in salted water until
soft. Then add to 3 pints of boiling consomme ; season well, and serve with
chopped chervil.
CONSOMME MONACO
Cut 1 breast of a boiled chicken or fowl and 2 truffles in small dice. Add
to 1 quart of hot well-seasoned consomme".
CONSOMME MONTE CARLO
To each 3 pints of very rich chicken consomme add as a garnish 2 ozs.
small carrot slices, 2 ozs. small rounds of turnip, 1 oz. small rounds of truffle
and 1 oz. of rounds of pancake cut out with a very small cutter.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" MONTE CRISTO
Consomme" Royal and Printaniere mixed. (See recipes under their headings).
CONSOMME" MONTESQUIEU
Equal parts of boiled ham, breast of chicken, and mushrooms, cut julienne
style. Also an equal part of the small flowers of boiled cauliflower. Serve all
in hot, well-seasoned consomme".
CONSOMME MONTGLAS
Beef consomme" garnished with small quenelles made of ox liver force-
meat.
CONSOMM MONTMORT
To each 3 pints of veal consomme add as a garnish 1 oz. each of chopped
tongue, truffle, diced carrot, turnips, peas, asparagus tips and a little shredded
chervil. (Yield: 8 portions).
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CONSOMME NAPIER
Add to boiling consomme" a marrow bone cut as thin as your butcher can
cut it with a saw. Serve at once.
CONSOMME" NAPOLE"ON
Make some very tiny rissoles of chicken meat (8 to a person) ; cook these
in chicken consomme" (3 pints to 8 persons), and serve very hot.
CONSOMME" NATIONAL
Cut some plain, green, and red royale in small stars, and serve in hot
consomme.
CONSOMME" NAVARIN
Beef consomme", garnished with equal amounts of diced green royale (pea),
and crayfish. Blanched parsley is added just before serving.
CONSOMME" NELSON
Put 3 pounds of fish bones and 3 quarts of water in a pan, also 1 sliced
onion, 1 carrot, 1 piece of leek, 1 stalk of celery, a little parsley in branches,
1 bay leaf, 1 clove, and season with salt and pepper. Boil for J hour, and
clarify as follows:
In a pan put 1 pound of raw chopped beef and the whites of 2 eggs. Mix
well. Add, little by little, the strained fish brodi, set on the stove and bring
to a boil. Then put to one side and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Strain
through cheesecloth or napkin, add 2 cups of boiled rice, season well, and
serve. (Yield: 12 portiotis).
CONSOMME" NESSELRODE
Game consomme", made usually from hazel hens. Use as a garnish, in equal
quantities, diced plain royale, chopped chestnuts, hazel hen fillets and mush-
rooms cut julienne style.
CONSOMME NigOIS
To Consomme" Vermicelli add peeled tomatoes cut in small squares. Bring
to a boil, and serve with grated cheese separate.
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CONSOMME NINON
To each 3 pints of chicken consomme", add as garnish 2 ozs. small carrot
balls, 1 oz. shredded truffle, 2 ozs. small turnip balls and some shredded
chervil. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" NIVERNAIS
Take 2 good carrots and scoop out small balls with a parisienne spoon,
boil in salted water for 10 minutes, strain and throw into 3 pints beef con-
somme. Cut 3 turnips in the same way and saute them in a pan with butter
and a pinch of sugar till a light golden brown. Add these to the consomme
and simmer till tender. Cook 3 ozs. very small Brussels sprouts, add them
to the consomme", and serve at once. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" WITH NOODLES
Boil J Ib. of noodles in salted water. When done, add them to 2 quarts
of hot consomme". Serve grated cheese separate. (Yield: 10 portions).
CONSOMME OLGA
To each 3 pints of rich game consomme, add 1 oz. celeriac, 1 oz. gherkins,
1 oz. carrots, all cut julienne style. Add at moment of serving 1 glass of port
wine. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" ORIENTAL
Cut carrots and turnips in the shape of half-moons. Boil in salted water
until soft, and serve in hot consomme* with an equal quantity of plain boiled
rice.
CONSOMME" ORLEANS
Boiled barley well washed so it will not discolour the soup, small chicken
dumplings, peas, and peeled tomato cut in very small squares, and some
chopped chervil. Put in consomme" just before serving.
CONSOMME" ORSAY
To each 3 pints of chicken consomme*, add 8 poached yolks of egg (one
to each person), 2 ozs. asparagus tips, 2 ozs. julienne of pigeon breasts.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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CONSOMME" PALESTINE
To each 3 pints beef consomme add 8 ozs. Jerusalem artichokes, cut into
small balls with a vegetable scoop. Simmer till the artichokes are tender and
serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME PARFAIT
To a pint of cold Consomme Tapioca add 3 raw eggs and 2 additional
yolks, put in a buttered mould and cook in a bain-marie. When done, allow
to cool, slice, and serve in hot consomme. (This is Tapioca Roy ale).
CONSOMME PARMENTIERE
Proceed as for Consomme* Palestine, using potatoes instead of artichokes.
This soup is greatly improved if very small new potatoes are used, instead
of making the balls of old potatoes.
CONSOMME" PAYSANNE
Cut 2 leaves of white cabbage in 1 inch squares, and put in a pan. Add
1 sliced carrot, 1 sliced turnip, 1 leek and 2 leaves of celery, also sliced. Also
add 2 ozs. of butter, cover, and simmer in oven until soft. Be careful that it
does not burn. Drain off the butter, add 1 quart of consomme*, and boil for
10 minutes. Add a little chopped chervil. (Yield: 5 portions).
CONSOMME PEMARTIN
Chop 2 truffles very fine, put in a pan with 1 large glassful of Pemartin
sherry, and boil for 2 minutes. Then add 3 pints of consomme, season well
with salt and cayenne pepper, and serve very hot. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" AUX PERLES DE NIZAM
Perles de Nizam is large pearl tapioca. Boil 2 quarts of consomme", then
add slowly Ib. of pearl tapioca, and cook slowly until soft.
CONSOMME", PLAIN (To make quickly)
Mix i Ib. beef, chopped fine, with 1 white of an egg. Add slowly 1 quart
of stock and let simmer for hour. Strain through napkin or fine cheesecloth.
Season and serve. (Sufficient for 4 persons).
CONSOMME" A LA POISSONIERE
This is a rich court bouillon garnished with quenelles of sole.
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CONSOMME POMPADOUR
Cut some turnips and carrots into fancy shapes, cook in salted water and
drain. (2 ozs. of each for each 3 pints chicken consomme). Add to these 1 oz.
each of pink, green and plain royale, also cut into fancy shapes. Add to boil-
ing consomme and serve.
CONSOMME PORTUGAIS
Peel 4 tomatoes, cut in two, squeeze out the water, and cut in small dices.
Bring 3 pints of consomme to a boil, add the tomatoes and 1 cup of boiled
rice. Canned tomatoes may be used if desired. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME PRINCE DE GALLES
To each 3 pints of rich veal consomme* add some fancy shapes of chicken
breast, plain royale and asparagus tips in equal quantities.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME PRINCESSE
Chicken consomme* which has been well reduced, and to which is added
diamond, heart, star and other fancy shapes of chicken breast, carrots and
turnips, and some asparagus tips. 2 ozs. of each would be sufficient for 3 pints
of consomme*.
CONSOMME" PRINTANIERE
Cut all kinds of spring vegetables in fancy or dice shapes, boil in salt water,
and serve in hot consomme*. Just before serving add some small leaves of
chervil. The vegetables commonly used are carrots, turnips, peas, string
beans, small green asparagus tips, small flowers of cauliflower, etc.
CONSOMME PROFITEROLES
See making of Profiteroles under Garnishing of Soups. These profiteroles
are made in various flavours and filled with various forcemeats. Each type
of profiterole gives a different name to the consomme* for which it is used.
CONSOMME RACHEL
More than one Rachel being claimed as a celebrity, we find more than one soup
claiming that title.
(1) Plain consomme* garnished with asparagus tips.
(2) Plain consomme garnished with chicken dumplings and small peas.
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CONSOMME RAVIOLI
Add 8 ozs. ravioli to 3 pints of beef consomme and poach in the con-
somme. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME RHINE
3 pints of chicken consomme" thickened with 2 ozs. very fine tapioca.
Garnish the soup with royale made with chicken puree and chicken julienne
in equal parts. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMM RICHELIEU
Beef consomme* garnished with chicken quenelles, julienne of carrots and
turnips, shredded chervil and lettuce.
CONSOMME" RTVOLI
Consomme garnished with carrots cut in half-moon shape and boiled in
consomme, small chicken dumplings and royale custard also cut in half-
moon shape.
CONSOMME" ROMAIN
Veal consomme" garnished with quenelles made of fresh breadcrumbs.
CONSOMME" ROSIERE
Beef consomme" garnished widi equal amounts of quenelles of cheese and
quenelles of ham.
CONSOMME ROSSINI
To each 3 pints of chicken consomme" add 1 oz. of fine tapioca and simmer
till thickened. Then add as a garnish profiteroles stuffed with foie gras and
diced truffles. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" ROTHSCHILD
Equal parts of breast of boiled fowl, beef tongue and truffles cut julienne
style, and added to very hot consomme. Add a little chervil before serving.
CONSOMME" ROYALE
Beat 4 eggs and season well. Add 1 pint of warm (not hot) consomme,
put in a buttered mould and set in a pan of hot water. Cook slowly in
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a moderate oven. When the custard is done, allow to cool, and cut in any
shape desired. Serve hot consomme, with royale custard as a garnish. One
pint royale custard is sufficient to garnish 4 quarts of consomme.
Custard Royale is made in various colours to suit the different names of
consomme. The colouring of the royale is generally obtained through
a puree of vegetables, poultry or game and not just synthetic colours.
For GREEN ROYALE use 4 ozs. spinach pure"e.
For RED ROYALE use 4 ozs. highly concentrated tomato puree.
For CHICKEN ROYALE use 4 ozs. of chicken puree.
For GAME ROYALE use 4 ozs. of puree of game.
For WHITE ROYALE 8 whites of eggs are used instead of 4 whole eggs.
This is sometimes mixed with very finely chopped truffle, to obtain a mosaic
effect.
See also Service and Garnishing of Soups.
CONSOMME WITH ROYALE AND CARROTS
Boil 2 Ibs. of carrots in salted water. When done, drain off the water and
pass the carrots through a fine sieve. Take the carrot pure"e and mix with
2 whole eggs and 2 yolks, season with salt and pepper, and again. Put in
a small buttered pudding mould and cook in a bain-marie. When set, allow
to become cool, remove from mould, and cut in any fancy shape desired.
Serve in hot consomme.
CONSOMME" WITH GREEN ROYALE
Mix 4 eggs with 1 pint of warm consomme", add 4 ozs. spinach puree,
strain, put in buttered timbale moulds, and cook in bain-marie. Cut in any
shape, and serve in hot consomme.
CONSOMME" WITH RED ROYALE
Mix 4 eggs with 1 pint of warm consomme 1 , add 4 ozs. tomato pure*e,
strain, and cook in bain-marie. Cut in any shape desired, and serve in hot
consomme\
CONSOMME" RUBENS
To Consomme" Brunoise add a spoonful of boiled barley and a few squares
of boiled smoked beef tongue for each person.
CONSOMME" A LA RUSSE
Beef Consomme" garnished with shredded celery, carrots and leeks.
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CONSOMME WITH SAGO
Bring 3 pints of consomme" to a boil and then let J Ib. sago run slowly into
it. Cook for 10 minutes.
CONSOMME" SAINT-GERMAIN
Beef consomme" garnished with fresh garden peas.
CONSOMME" SARAH BERNHARDT
Consomme Tapioca with small lobster dumplings. Cook a few leaves of
fresh tarragon in clear consgmme, and strain into the consomm6 tapioca before
serving.
CONSOMME" SAVARIN
Garnish 3 pints of chicken consomme" with equal quantities of chicken
quenelles and cooked sweetbreads cut in dice. (Yield: 8 portions).
SCOTCH CONSOMME"
Boil a piece of mutton very slowly in consomme". When done, strain the
broth, add the mutton cut in small dices, some brunoise, and some boiled
barley.
CONSOMME" SE"VIGNE" (I)
White meat of chicken and smoked beef tongue cut julienne. Serve in
consomme" with a sprinkle of chopped chervil.
CONSOMME" SE"VIGNE" (II)
Consomme" Brunoise with small quenelles (chicken dumplings). Add
some chopped chervil and a little cayenne pepper. Serve very hot.
CONSOMME" SICILIEN
Roll out very thin a noodle paste, and cut in lozenge shapes about 1 inch
long. Boil in salt water for about 10 minutes, cool off in fresh cold water, and
serve in hot beef consomme". Serve grated parmesan cheese separately.
CONSOMME" SOLANGE
Veal consomme"; to each 3 pints add as a garnish 2 ozs. well washed cooked
pearl barley, 2 ozs. julienne of chicken, and some squares of lettuce.
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CONSOMM SOUBISE
Mix i cup of puree of onions, pint of cold chicken broth, 2 whole eggs
and the yolk of 1 egg; season with salt, pepper, and a little grated nutmeg.
Strain through a fine sieve, put in a buttered mould, and cook in bain-marie.
Allow to set, slice and serve in 3 pints hot beef consomme".
(Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME SOUBRETTE
To each 2 pints rich chicken consomme 1 add \ pint clear tomato juice.
Season with cayenne pepper and garnish with round flat quenelles decorated
with truffles.
CONSOMME" WITH STUFFED CABBAGE
Add to hot consomme" 1 small stuffed cabbage, or 4 large stuffed brussels
sprouts, to each person.
STUFFED CABBAGE. May be made any size, using the whole cabbage or as
small round as a half-crown, for garnishing. Parboil a whole cabbage; or
some leaves only. Make a stuffing as follows: Soak 2 rolls in milk for 10
minutes, then squeeze out, and chop fine. Add 1 onion, chopped and fried in
butter; 1 pound of sausage meat; a whole raw egg, and some chopped parsley,
chervil and chives. Season with salt and pepper, and mix well. Fill the whole
head of cabbage if desired. Or, take 2 leaves and season with salt and pepper,
put a spoonful of the stuffing in the centre, and fold the leaves in the form of
a ball. Place the stuffed cabbage in a buttered pan with a sliced carrot and
onion, a bay leaf and a clove. Cover with bouillon, put a buttered paper over
the top of the pan, and cook in the oven until the cabbage is soft.
CONSOMME" TALLEYRAND
Put 4 grated truffles in a soup tureen, add a glassful of very dry sherry, and
a pinch of cayenne pepper, cover, and stand for an hour. When ready to
serve, pour 3 pints of hot Consomme" Tapioca over it.
CONSOMME" TAPIOCA
To 2 quarts of boiling consomme" add slowly 1 cup of tapioca, and boil
for 8 minutes. (Yield: 10 portions).
CONSOMME THEODORA
Put in the consomme, equal parts of small chicken dumplings, plain
royale, and boiled asparagus tips. Before serving, add some chopped chervil.
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CONSOMME TOMATO
2 ozs. chopped celery 1 pint tomato juice
2 ozs. chopped cabbage 2 pints veal consomme"
3 ozs. minced onion 1 oz. butter
1 teaspoon minced basil 2 eggs widi shell
1 teaspoon sugar salt and pepper
Brown onion in butter, add vegetables, tomato juice, and veal stock and
seasonings. Simmer slowly 1 hour and let cool. Remove any grease, lightly
beat egg whites and add crushed shells. Put on fire and stir till soup boils,
simmer 10 minutes. Line a conical strainer with cheesecloth and strain the
consomme very carefully. Re-heat, taste for seasoning, and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME TOMATO DE LUXE
As above, served with small pyramids of whipped cream floating on the
top, with a dash of chopped parsley on each spoonful of cream.
CONSOMME" TOSCA
Peel and cut a cucumber in small squares, boil in salt water until soft, and
then allow to become cool. Cut J stalk of celery julienne style, and cook in
salt water until soft. Cook J pound of large barley in salt water till soft, and
cool. Boil 3 pints of consomme, add 2 peeled tomatoes cut in very small
squares, and boil for 2 minutes. Add the cucumber, celery and barley, and
serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" TRIANON
Cut some green, red and natural royale in triangle shapes, and serve in hot
consomme*. (See Consomme Royale for making Royale Custard}.
CONSOMME" TROPICAL
To 3 pints of Consomme* Madrilene add the juice of 3 oranges. Heat and
serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" TURBIGO
Boil t pound of noodles in salt water. Boil a carrot, cut in the form of
matches, place in salt water until soft. Cut the breast of a soup hen or chicken
in julienne shape. Add all to 3 pints of hot and well-seasoned consomme.
(Yield: ^portions).
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CONSOMME VALENCIEN
Boil J pound of rice in salted water, cool, and serve in 1 quart of hot and
well-seasoned consomme. Before serving, add some small leaves of chervil,
which should be specially selected. Grated Swiss cheese should be served
separately. (Yield: 6 portions).
CONSOMME VALETTA
Veal consomme* garnished with slices of tangerine orange and shreds of the
peel. Care should be taken to remove all pips.
CONSOMME VALOIS
Beef consomme garnished with tomato quenelles, pearl barley and
asparagus tips in equal quantities.
CONSOMME VANDERBILT
Equal parts of boiled breast of chicken, boiled smoked beef tongue, mush-
rooms and truffles cut in julienne style; and one part of fresh or canned peas.
Serve in hot, well-seasoned consomme. 2 ozs. of each will be sufficient for
3 pints of consomme.
CONSOMME VATEL
Rich court bouillon garnished with crayfish royale, strips of fillets of sole.
Add glass of vin blanc to each 3 pints of soup just before serving.
CONSOMME" VEAL, JELLIED
Dissolve 1 oz. powdered gelatine in 1 pint hot veal consomme. Add a
further 2 pints veal consomme" and allow to cool.
Place 1 oz. diced cooked veal into each soup bowl and a dash of chopped
parsley. Add a little of the consomme and allow to set. Now fill the bowls
and allow all to set.
CONSOMME" VENITIEN
Garnish 3 pints veal consomme* with 50 tiny cheese quennclles added just
at the moment of serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" VERMICELLI
Boil i pound of vermicelli in 2 quarts of salt water for 5 minutes. Drain,
and add to 3 pints of consomme. Serve grated cheese separately.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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CONSOMME VERON
Beef consomme* garnished with diced plain royale, flageolettes, julienne
of truffles and capsicum. Add a glass of port just before serving.
CONSOMME VERT-PRE"
To each 3 pints boiling chicken consomme add l ozs. fine tapioca and
simmer till it thickens. Add as a garnish 2 ozs. each fresh green peas, asparagus
tips, French beans, some shredded lettuce, sorrel and chervil.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CONSOMME" VIVEURS
Make a julienne of beets, leeks and celery, in equal parts, parboil in salt
water, and finish cooking in consomme. Then add the breast of a boiled
chicken also cut julienne. Chop a raw beet, press out the juice and add to the
consomme. This will give it a nice reddish colour. Serve croutons diables
separately.
CROUTONS DIABLS (for soup). Use either white or rye bread, and cut in
round pieces the size of a half-crown. Mix some grated parmesan cheese with
cayenne pepper, and put on the round pieces of bread. Place on a flat pan and
bake in oven until brown. Serve on a napkin.
CONSOMME XAVIER
Same as Consomme Allemand, with the addition of a little shredded
chervil just before serving.
CONSOMME" OF YOUNG NETTLES
Provincial caterers have a better chance of featuring this soup than those
in the towns. With suitable protection, quite a pleasant afternoon can be
spent gathering natural wild roots. Treat the nettles exactly as you would
spinach consomme". You will be more than pleased with the results.
The nettles are well washed and cooked in the same way as spinach. Add
pint of nettle liquor to each 2 pints beef consomme. Chop the nettles and
add to the consomme and serve.
1 Ib. nettles will be sufficient for 3 pints consomme".
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BORSHCH SOUPS
BORSHCH (Borscht, Bortch, Borsch, Bortsch)
The Borshch were originally blood soups. Beetroot juice, fresh or soured, is
now used instead, and sometimes cranberries.
There are many different kinds of borshch. Some are made with meat or
poultry stock, some with fish stock. But the characteristic of this particular
soup is beetroot, which is usually used when soured, in the same manner as
sauerkraut.
Sausages and gammon are often adjuncts to this soup. Whatever the in-
gredients used, however, borshch is always somewhat sour and sharp.
Many experts have given their version of its correct spelling the one
given is as spelt at the Russian Embassy, London.
CRANBERRY BORSHCH
To each 3 pints water, add 1 Ib. cranberries. Boil for about 10 minutes or
until skins have popped, then force through a sieve. Add J Ib. sliced onion,
Ib. sliced cabbage, and boil about 20 minutes or until soft. Add 1 Ib. cooked
beets cut in julienne strips. Season with salt and pepper and a little sugar.
( Yield: 10 portions).
JELLIED BORSHCH
1 oz. powdered gelatine 1 qt. consomme*
1 clove garlic 8 ozs. pickled beetroot
2 ozs. minced celery leaves (with J cup of vinegar)
i teaspoon ginger juice of 1 lemon
salt and pepper i pt. sour cream
paprika 1 hard-cooked egg-white
Soften gelatine in a cup of hot consomme, add beetroot vinegar, garlic,
celery leaves, salt, pepper, ginger, and boiling consomme, and stir until
gelatine is dissolved. Cool for 30 minutes. Strain, add chopped beetroot,
lemon juice and sour cream and mix well. Chill till set. Serve in cups gar-
nished with minced egg white and paprika. (Yield: S portions).
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UKRANIAN BORSHCH
Three large-sized beets, peeled and grated with 1 medium-sized onion, on
coarse grater. Boil 30 minutes in 1 qt. of good stock. Add 2 ozs. sugar and
salt and pepper to taste. Boil 5 minutes more. Beat 2 eggs with 1 pt. sour
cream, pour in slowly. Add juice of 2 lemons and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
WATERCRESS BORSHCH, CHILLED
1 qt. beef juice 1 oz. chives, minced
1 cup sour cream 1 Ib. beets, finely diced
1 eggcup lemon juice 2 bunches watercress, cut
salt, to taste medium-fine
J cup sour cream, for garnish
To beet juice add sour cream and beat smooth. Add other ingredients and
chill for a few hours. Serve in cream soup cups. Garnish with a spoonful of
sour cream and a tiny sprig of watercress. (Yield: 8 portions).
See also Potage Shchi, which is a type ofborshch, it being a Russian soup.
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BROTHS
STOCK is the broth of beef, veal, chicken, fish, etc. Kept "in stock," as its
English name suggests, for instant use in soups and sauces.
The real broths, such as Scotch Broth, etc., are a meal in themselves, and
are not cleared.
Meats, vegetables and cereals are all left in together, with the very finely
chopped herbs, and in some countries are the main dish at the meal. A truly
fine idea, far better dian filling the bit bins with all the strained meats and
vegetables.
BEEF BROTH
1 Ib. finely chopped lean beef
2 pts. water
salt and pepper
a little sugar
Put meat and water in a pan, simmer 1 hour, season to taste, and serve
with crackers. (Do not strain.) (Yield: 4 portions).
COLD CELERY BROTH
Wash 4 stalks of celery, and cut in small pieces. Put in a vessel with 2 Ibs.
of chopped raw shin or neck of beef, 1 onion, and a spoonful of salt. Then
add slowly gallon of stock or bouillon; or 2 quarts of water; and boil for
2 hours. Skim well from to rime to time. Cool, and serve when cold.
(Yield: 10 portions).
CHICKEN BROTH
Put to boil in 6 pts. cold water one fat soup hen. Skim well, add | onion,
a little celery, salt to taste, and cook for 3 hours, when fowl should be soft.
Strain the bouillon and serve in cups. The cooked fowl may be used for sand-
wiches, chicken salad, etc. (Yield: 10 portions).
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CLAM BROTH
Take 24 hard or soft clams and wash well. Put in vessel with just water
enough to cover, a little salt and a small piece of raw celery. Boil for 15
minutes, and strain through cheesecloth. Chop clams and put back in broth.
Re-heat, and serve. (Do not replace celery). (Yield: 6 cups).
CLAM BROTH, CHANTILLY
Proceed as above. Place whipped cream on top of each cup, just before
serving.
DUTCH BROTH
6 onions 1 egg yolk
5 ozs. butter 3 ozs. flour
1 pt. cold water 1 pt. scalded milk
salt and cayenne
Chop the onions and cook them in 2 ozs. of the butter for 5 minutes, then
add water and cook 30 minutes. Press through a sieve. Make a roux of the
remaining butter and the flour, combine it with the scalded milk and add
seasoning. Cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add this milk mixture to the
onion mixture. Mix thoroughly and add die egg-yolk, slightly beaten. Serve
individually in Dutch bowls and place 1 teaspoon of grated edam cheese on
the top. Set for a few minutes in hot oven to melt the cheese.
(Yield: 5 portions).
EEL BROTH
1 skinned eel 1 oz. fine tapioca
1 medium onion, sliced 3 pints fish stock
1 oz. butter seasoning to taste
chopped parsley
Fry onion in the butter until a light golden colour. Cut up the skinned
eel, put it into the pan containing the fried onion, add the 3 pints of stock,
boil, skim and simmer gently for 1 hour. Strain, and replace stock into
pan, sprinkle in the tapioca and season with salt and pepper. Cook for a further
20 minutes. Serve with chopped parsley added just before serving.
( Yield: 8 portions).
FISH BROTH
Cover the bones of any kind of fish with water, add a bouquet garni,
1 onion, 1 carrot, and a cupful of white wine of desired. Cook for 30 minutes,
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and strain. The broth may be served in cups as soup; used for chowders; for
bisque soups; for white wine sauce; for cooking fish, or for many other
purposes.
FISH BROTH WITH WHIPPED CREAM
Make a Fish Broth (see above], serve whipped cream and cheese straws on
the side.
GREEN PEA AND CHICKEN BROTH
Cook 1 Ib. fresh green peas in 2 pints chicken broth until tender. Season
well, add a little cream and serve at once. (Yield: 8 portions}.
LAMB BROTH
Proceed as for beef broth, using 1 Ib. finely chopped lean leg of lamb.
A little chopped parsley may be added before serving.
LAMB BROTH A LA GRECQUE
Cut a pound of raw lamb from the shoulder or leg, in dices about i inch
square. In a pan put 3 ounces of butter and set on the stove. When hot, add
the lamb and 1 chopped onion and simmer together for 10 or 15 minutes.
Then add 2 spoonfuls of flour and 1 spoonful of curry powder, and simmer
for 5 minutes, then add 2 quarts of stock, bouillon or hot water. If water is
used add a bouquet garni. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes, then add
a cup of washed rice and boil until soft. Season with salt and pepper, remove
the bouquet garni if used, add 1 tablespoonful of Worcestershire sauce and
1 teaspoonful of sugar. Serve with a little chopped parsley.
(Yield: 8 portions).
LAMB BROTH A LA REINE
Put 3 Ibs. scrag end of lamb in a roasting pan, season with salt and pepper,
a little fat or a small piece of butter, and put in the oven to roast. When
done remove the lean meat from the bones and cut in small squares. Put the
trimmings in a pan with the lamb bones and 2 quarts of water. Bring to
a boil, skim well, and then add 1 sliced onion, 1 carrot, 1 bay leaf, 6 cloves,
a bouquet garni, a stalk of leek and 3 leaves of celery, a little salt and a few
whole black peppercorns. Boil slowly for 1 hour, without being covered,
so that the broth will stay clear. Strain through fine cheesecloth, add the lamb
cut in small squares, and pound of boiled rice. Serve hot and well seasoned.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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LEEK BROTH
3 pints mutton stock
6 leeks, finely shredded
2 ozs. medium oatmeal
seasoning to taste
Place stock and oatmeal in a pan and cook, add shredded leek and simmer
till tender, season to taste and serve.
N. B. The mutton stock can be obtained by splitting a sheep's head and
cooking in 4 pints boiling water till the stock is reduced to 3 pints.
(Yield: 8 portions).
LEEK AND BARLEY BROTH
Proceed as for Leek Broth, using 2 ozs. pearl barley in place of the oatmeal.
MUTTON BROTH
1 Ib. scrag end of mutton 3 pints water (cold)
1 small carrot 2 ozs. pearl barley
1 small turnip little salt and pepper
1 small onion chopped parsley
Trim off fat from mutton, cut into small pieces, and put in a pan with the
cold water. Boil for 1 hour and skim well. Add prepared vegetables cut
into dice, and pearl barley, which should be well washed, and leave to simmer
for 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper and add the chopped parsley before
serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
ONION BROTH
Proceed as for Dutch Broth, using twice as many onions and omit to pass
onion mixture through a sieve.
ONION AND BARLEY BROTH
Proceed as for Leek Broth, using 1 Ib. shredded onions in place of the leeks,
and pearl barley in place of oatmeal.
OX CHEEK BROTH
1 Ib. ox cheek 2 pints water
\ teaspoon salt pepper
\ teaspoon sugar
Scrape the meat free from all fibre. Put meat scrapings in a pan, season,
boil 1 hour, and serve with crackers. (Yield: 4 portions).
OYSTER BROTH
There are two ways to make this seaboard speciality, which used to be
called "oyster tea".
1. Stew 12 whole large oysters in their liquor 5 minutes. Strain liquor
into i cup milk and heat until beads begin to form at edge. Season with salt
and pepper.
2. Chop 8 oysters, add 1 cup cold milk, simmer 5 minutes. Serve with or
without toast.
RABBIT BROTH
Prepare twice die amounts of ingredients given for Mutton Brodi, using
1 rabbit instead of the mutton.
The rabbit is jointed and cooked for 2 hours, the stock is strained off and
the meat stripped from the rabbit bones and diced. The diced rabbit is
returned to the stock and the vegetables added. The procedure then becomes
the same as for mutton broth. (Yield: 12 portions).
SCOTCH BROTH
Cut up a neck of mutton. Remove the best of the cudet meat and put the
remainder in a pan with 2 sliced carrots, 2 diced onions, 1 diced turnip and
1 sliced leek, a little chopped parsley and diyme. Cover widi cold water and
boil for 2 hours.
Wash 2 ozs. of Scotch barley and add this to the broth with the cutlet meat
cut into very small dice. Boil for anodier 1 hour (or until tender). Remove
the bones and skim off all fat. Season to taste and serve.
(Yield: 8 to 10 portions).
SHEEP'S HEAD BROTH
Have the butcher split the head. Remove the brains and tongue, and then
place the head in salt water for 12 hours. After rinsing the head, proceed as
for Scotch broth, using rice instead of barley, and after 2 hours' boiling take
out the head, remove the meat and cut it into dice, returning it to the brodi
at the time of adding the rice.
Just before serving, add a litde chopped parsley.
The brain can be used fried, or as brain cakes, and the tongue braised and
served separately. (Yield: 8 to 10 portions).
SPRING BROTH
The stock for this broth should be made from lamb or veal bones. Load
the broth liberally with very small diced root vegetables, plenty of sliced
spring onion tops, slices of small radishes and a dash of fresh green parsley.
The radish slices are best cooked separately and added just before serving.
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TOMATO BROTH (Hot or Cold)
Chop 1 Ib. of shin or lean. beef. Mix with the whites of 2 eggs and 6
tomatoes chopped very fine. Stir well, and add slowly 3 pints of bouillon or
stock. Bring slowly to a boil, and simmer for an hour. Strain through cheese-
cloth, season with salt and pepper. Serve either hot or cold.
(Yield: 8 portions).
VEAL BROTH
Procure a knuckle of veal, place in a pan with 3 pints of cold water. Add
2 carrots, 1 large onion, 1 turnip and 2 stalks of celery, cut into dice. Boil for
2 hours, then take up the knuckle of veal, remove the meat, cut into dice and
return this to the stock with 1 oz. of washed rice. Simmer gently till rice is
cooked, then add a little chopped parsley. Season to taste, and serve.
(Yield: 6 portions).
VENISON BROTH
Place 2 venison shanks in a pan with 4 pints of water. Add 2 carrots
2 onions, 1 turnip and 3 stalks of celery cut into dice, also a sprinkling of
chopped mixed herbs. Simmer for 1\ hours, take up the shanks, remove the
meat and cut into dice. Return the meat to the broth with 2 ozs. washed rice.
Simmer till tender, with the lid off the pan, to allow the broth to reduce to no
more than 3 pints. Season to taste, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
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CLEARED SOUPS
CLEAR SOUP (See also, Stock to clarify for clear soup)
To each 6 pints of good brown stock, add the following: 2 Ibs. neck of
beef, 2 carrots, 2 onions, 1 turnip, 1 leek, all passed through a mincing machine.
Next add 2 whipped whites of egg and a bouquet of herbs. Place the pan on
the stove and bring all very gently to a slow boil. Simmer for 1 hour and then
strain the soup very gently through muslin. Season to taste and use as re-
quired under its various headings.
N. B. It is important that the stock be quite cold before adding any of the
minced ingredients or the whipped whites of egg, and that the heating
process be slow and not rapid, or the soup will not be crystal clear. Clearing
a soup does not entitle it to be called a consomme.
CLEAR CELERY SOUP
Proceed as for Clear Soup, omitting the turnip and using 6 outer stalks
of celery. After the soup has been cleared, dice a heart of celery and cook
steadily in the soup until tender. (Yield: 8 portions).
CLEAR SOUP WITH ITALIAN PASTE
To each 3 pints of hot clear soup add a tablespoon of Italian paste. Cook
for 10 minutes, season to taste, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions)
CLEAR SOUP WITH MACARONI
Cook 2 ozs. of macaroni in plenty of salted water. Cut it into 1-inch
lengths and add to 3 pints of boiling clear soup. (Yield: 8 portions)
CLEAR SOUP WITH SPAGHETTI
Proceed in the same manner as for Clear Macaroni, using 2 ozs. spaghetti
to each 3 pints of clear soup. (Yield: 8 portions).
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CLEAR SOUP WITH VERMICELLI
Bring 3 pints of clear soup to the boil. Crush 2 ozs. Vermicelli between the
the fingers into short lengths, allowing it to fall into the boiling 'soup. Cook
for 10 to 15 minutes, season to taste, and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CLEAR GAME SOUP
From the bones of pheasants, partridges, venison or other game, make
a rich brown stock. Now proceed in exactly the same way as for ordinary
clear soup, adding a little more thyme in the bouquet of herbs than for plain
clear soup. Add a garnish of diced meats of game, which may be cut from
the trimmings of game bird carcases.
A glass of port may be added at the moment of serving for each 8 portions.
CLEAR GIBLET SOUP (Turkey, Chicken, Game)
Place 2 Ibs. giblets in cold salt water for 12 hours, rinse thoroughly and
drain well. Lay the giblets in a shallow tray and brown well under the grill.
Now put them into a pan with 4 pints cold water and cook gently for 3 hours.
Strain off the stock and allow to cool, then proceed as for Clear Game Soup.
The meats should be shredded and added as a garnish just before serving.
It is usual to name the giblet soup in the following manner :
CHICKEN GIBLET SOUP.
TURKEY GIBLET SOUP.
GAME GIBLET SOUP, etc.
CLEAR HUNTER'S SOUP
With two teaspoons mould some very small quenelles (4 for each person)
of any sort of game; poach these in broth, and then drain them on a clean
napkin. Afterwards put them into a stewpan containing strong bright soup of
game. (3 pints to 8 persons). Place the soup on the fire and allow it to simmer
for a few minutes, ascertain that the seasoning is correct, and send to table.
This soup takes its special tide from the species of game of which it may
chance to be made. For instance, CLEAR HUNTER'S SOUP OF PHEASANT, OF
PARTRIDGE, OF HARE, etc., etc.
CLEAR JARDINIERE
Take 2 carrots and 2 turnips and cut into fancy shapes with small cutters.
Cut the firm white head of a cauliflower into small pieces, blanch them by
placing them in boiling salt water for 3 or 4 minutes. Place the vegetables in
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3 pints of clear soup and simmer for 30 minutes. Then add a few leaves of
lettuce stamped out with a small cutter, together with a few leaves of tarragon
and chervil.
Before sending to table, add some cooked green peas, taste for seasoning and
serve. (Yield: S portions).
CLEAR JULIENNE
The word ' julienne" is a common kitchen term, signifying cut in slender
strips, or match shape. For soup garnish, cut "julienne" style 1 carrot, 1 turnip,
1 leek, a small piece of celery, 4 leaves of cabbage, and onion.
Season with 1 spoonful of salt, and \ teaspoonful of sugar. Mix well. Put
in a well-buttered casserole, cover with buttered paper and the casserole
cover, put in oven moderately hot, and allow to simmer slowly. Turn
occasionally, using a fork to avoid breaking the vegetables. They should
simmer without adding liquid, but should they be too dry, \ cup of stock
may be added. Cook until soft, and drain on a sieve so all the juice will run
off. Combine with 3 pints of clear soup, and before serving add a few peas
and some chervil. (Yield: 8 portions).
CLEAR MOCK TURTLE
Procure a blanched calf's head, bone it and split it, remove the brains and
tongue and set them aside. Place the split calf's head and boned meat into
a pan with 3 quarts of water, cook gently for 3 hours. Strain off the stock and
cool.
Now proceed as for clear soup, using a little more herbs. While the soup
is clearing, cut the head meat into neat, small squares. When the soup is
cleared, simmer till it is reduced to 3 pints. Add the head meat, and just before
serving a large glass of marsala wine. (Yield: 8 portions).
N. B. The brains and tongue can be used later for entrees. See recipes in the
MASTER MENU AND RECIPE BOOK.
CLEAR MULLIGATAWNY
To 4 pints of ordinary stock, add 2 handfuls of sour apple peelings and
1 teaspoonful of mild curry powder. Now proceed as for plain clear soup.
When the soup has been cleared, simmer to reduce it to 3 pints.
Just before serving, add 2 ozs. washed boiled rice. (Yield: 8 portions).
CLEAR OX-TAIL
Cut an ox-tail through the joints and brown under the grill. Place the
ox-tail in a pan and cover with 6 pints cold stock. Boil for 2 hours. Strain off
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the stock, allow to cool, and then proceed as for clear soup. Reduce the soup
to 3 pints and add the smallest portions of the tail and the shredded meat from
the larger portions. Add a glass of sherry and serve.
CLEAR ROYALE SOUP
Beat 2 eggs and season well. Add J pint of warm (not hot) clear soup, put
in a buttered mould and set in a pan of hot water. Cook slowly in a moderate
oven. When the custard is done, allow to cool, and cut in any shape desired.
Haifa pint of royale custard is sufficient to garnish 4 pints of soup.
(Yield: 10 portions).
(See also Service and Garnishing of Soups)
CLEAR TURTLE
1 Ib. best sun-dried turtle, 2 gallons good stock, 3 small carrots, 3 turnips,
4 sticks celery, 2' leeks, 4 onions, 4 cloves, 20 peppercorns, 2 blades of mace,
a bouquet of herbs consisting of parsley, bay leaves, thyme, basil and marjo-
ram, 1 Ib. lean beef, 1 Ib. veal, 6 whites of eggs, lemon, 2 glasses of sherry,
salt, cayenne.
"Wash the turde in cold water and put to soak in cold water for two to
three days, changing the water each day. Wash and prepare the vegetables,
tie up peppercorns, mace, and cloves in a piece of muslin. Put the turtle in
a large pan with the stock, add the vegetables, herbs and muslin bag as soon
as the stock boils and the scum is removed. Let it cook gendy from 8 to 9
hours. Remove the fat, strain off the stock, and put the turde on a dish to cool.
When sufficiendy cool, cut into convenient pieces.
Cut off the skin, fat, and sinews from the beef and veal, pass twice through
a mincing machine. Mix thoroughly with the whites of eggs and the shells
of 4, add the juice of J lemon, a sprig of tarragon and chervil, stir in the stock,
let it come to the boil, and allow to simmer gendy for a good hour. Strain
carefully through a cloth, re-boil, add the sherry and turde meat, season with
salt and a pinch or two of cayenne pepper, and serve.
(Yield: 30 portions).
N. B. Usually only female turtles are used for soup, and when made fresh
Turde Soup is unexcelled in food value and is supposed to be highly aphrodi-
siac. A certain doctor had his fill of Turtle Soup every week, and believed
implicidy in the life-lengthening qualities of this soup ; and apparendy in its
other qualities too he had been married four times!
CHOWDERS
CHOWDERS are the most popular of American soups. The word "chowder"
was supposedly coined by Chinese navigators, who called the Indian stews
"chow", so it is said. Obviously, this must have been mistaken for "Chou
Chou," which is a Chinese term for any mixture.
Try this small amount for a Fish Chowder first, and see how you like it.
FISH CHOWDER
2 Ibs. firm white fish 4 ozs. fat pork
3 medium sized onions J teaspoon pepper
4 medium sized potatoes 2 teaspoons salt
1 pint scalded milk slices of thin toast
Cut fish into small pieces and slice vegetables. Dice pork and fry crisp;
remove crisps and cook onions in fat for 5 minutes. Rub seasoning into fish
and add it to onions with potatoes and pork crisps. Cover with boiling water,
cook 20 minutes and add hot milk. Serve hot, poured over a slice of toast on
each plate. (Yield: 8 portions).
BEAN CHOWDER
4 ozs. unsmoked bacon, diced
8 ozs. potatoes, diced
4 ozs. onion, diced
1 Ib. tomatoes, diced
1 X 1 lb. can baked beans in tomato sauce
2 pts. water
seasoning to taste
Brown bacon in a thick pan, add onions and cook a few minutes, then add
all other ingredients. Season and simmer until potatoes are tender.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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BOSTON OYSTER CHOWDER
(Rfdpe on page 101)
CABBAGE CHOWDER
1 large cabbage 2 pints cold water
1 onion, thinly sliced 2 ozs. butter
4 raw tomatoes 2 ozs. flour
1 tablespoon salt 1 pint milk, scalded
1 teaspoon pepper 2 ozs. grated cheese
2 ozs. chopped pimiento i teaspoon paprika
Place sliced cabbage, onion, tomatoes, salt and pepper in a pan, add cold
water, bring to a boil and simmer i hour. Melt butter and stir in flour;
gradually add milk and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly until smooth and
thickened; add to vegetable mixture. Add cheese, pimiento and paprika,
stirring until cheese is melted. (Approximate Yield: 8 portions).
CELERY CHOWDER
Proceed as for Chicken Chowder, but omit cooked chopped chicken and
use 6 ozs. small diced celery and cook until tender. Season to taste, and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CHICKEN CHOWDER
3 ozs. onions, sliced li pints scalded milk
2 ozs. chicken fat 8 ozs. sliced potatoes
2 ozs. flour 6 ozs. cooked chopped chicken
1 pt. boiling chicken stock salt and pepper
Fry onion in fat, add flour and stir well. Add chicken stock and potatoes.
Cook until soft, then add chicken and milk. Cook another 5 minutes, season
and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CHICKEN BARLEY CHOWDER
Proceed as for Chicken Chowder, but add 2 ozs. barley to the chicken stock
and cook until tender before adding the potatoes.
CLAM CHOWDER
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Chop 1 onion, 1 leek, a piece of celery, and 1 green onion in small pieces,
also cut 4 ozs. of salt pork in small squares. Put all together in a vessel with
2 ozs. of butter and simmer till well done. Then add 4 pints of stock or fish
broth, potatoes cut in inch squares, salt, pepper, a little paprika, 1 teaspoon-
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ful of sugar, 1 teaspoonful of chopped thyme, a little chopped parsley, and
4 peeled tomatoes cut in small dices; or chopped canned tomatoes. Bring to
a boil and let cook for about an hour.
Put fifty well-washed little neck clams in a separate vessel and put on fire
with glass of water and boil for 10 minutes. Strain the broth and add to the
chowder. Remove the clams from the shells, cut in 4 pieces and add to the
chowder. Boil for 4 minutes. Serve with broken crackers.
( Yield: 12 portions).
N. B. Large mussels will do if needs must for any soup where clams arc
featured.
CLAM CHOWDER, BOSTON STYLE
Put 50 clams, with dieir liquid, into a saucepan and boil for 3 minutes.
Then set the clams aside, strain the broth and return to the fire. Chop fine,
a medium-sized onion, and cut into dice 4 slices of salt pork. Put a piece of
butter into a pan, and fry the pork and onion until light brown in colour;
stir in 2 tablespoonfuls of flour and cook thoroughly, add the clam juice,
i pint of rich soup stock, and the same amount of cream, a couple of diced
potatoes, and a bit of thyme if the flavour is liked. Cook for about 10 minutes.
Chop the clams, and add last of all, as they do not require much cooking.
Just before serving, add a few hard crackers broken into bits.
CONNECTICUT CLAM CHOWDER
3 ozs. unsmoked bacon clam liquor
8 ozs. chopped clams 2 Ibs. sliced potatoes
2 pts. boiling water 2 ozs. onion, sliced
seasoning to taste
Dice bacon and fry. Add water and clam liquor. Next add potatoes and
onions and cook until potatoes are tender. Add clams, cook only a few
minutes, season to taste, and serve.
To add "atmosphere" to this soup, it is usual to eat it with an Indian
clam-shell spoon, which consists of a shell blanched and polished, fastened to
the end of a conveniently curved stick. (Yield: 8 portions).
CORN CHOWDER
1 oz. salt pork, diced 1 qt. milk
6 tablespoons chopped onions f cup mashed potatoes
No. 1 can corn salt and pepper
1 pint boiling water 6 cracker biscuits
Fry salt pork; remove cracklings and saute onions in dripping. Add corn
and water, and cook 10 minutes. Then add milk, potatoes, pork and onions,
and heat thoroughly. Season to taste. Add crumbled cracklings to chowder
just before serving. (Approximate Yield: 6 portions).
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CORN AND POTATO CHOWDER
Combine 8 ozs. cooked sweet corn, 8 ozs. diced potatoes, 1 oz. butter, 1 oz.
diced onion, | teaspoon salt, teaspoon pepper and 1 pint boiling water.
Cook until potatoes are tender. Add 1 pint hot milk and thicken with 1 oz.
flour mixed with 2, tablespoons cold water. Heat till boiling. (Yield: 6 portions).
CORN AND TOMATO CHOWDER
2 ozs. salt pork 1 teaspoon salt
1 small onion, sliced 1 tablespoon sugar
8 ozs. cooked sweet corn dash pepper
8 ozs. diced potatoes 1 J pts. boiling water
6 ozs. tomatoes \ can evaporated milk
Cut pork into small pieces and fry slowly to a golden brown in a large
saucepan. Add onion and cook slowly without browning for 5 minutes. Add
sweet corn, potatoes and tomatoes in alternate layers. Sprinkle with salt, sugar
and pepper, then add water and cook slowly until potatoes are tender. Remove
from heat and stir milk in slowly. (Yield: 6 to 8 portions).
CRAB CHOWDER
3 slices unsmoked bacon 1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon onion juice 4 ozs. cooked potato cubes
2 ozs. flour 8 ozs. crab meat
1 pt. chicken stock or bouillon teaspoon salt
1 can evaporated milk i teaspoon pepper
i pint tomato juice i teaspoon paprika
1 oz. fat
Parboil bacon for 5 minutes, then place in a pan and fry. Add onion juice
and flour and stir until smooth. Add stock and evaporated milk gradually,
stirring constantly. When heated, pour into the top of a double boiler and
continue cooking over water. Add remaining ingredients and cook until the
consistency of thick puree. Serve hot with croutons. (Yield: 6 portions).
N.B. Alternatively, for 3 slices unsmoked bacon in this recipe, may be
substituted 3 ozs. salt pork.
CRAYFISH CHOWDER
Proceed as for Crab Chowder, using chopped crayfish in place of crab.
FISH CHOWDER
(Recipe on page 59)
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FISH AND POTATO CHOWDER
(Recipe on page 106)
LOBSTER CHOWDER
Proceed as for Crab Chowder, with the exception of lobster cut in small
dices instead of the crab meat.
NEW ENGLAND FISH CHOWDER
8 ozs. unsmoked bacon 1 Ib. sliced potatoes
1 Ib. diced white fish 4 ozs. sliced onions
seasoning to taste
Fry bacon; then put a layer in a casserole, next a layer of diced fish, then
a layer of potatoes and onions. Continue with layers until all materials are
used, adding salt and pepper. Put in enough fish stock to cover all ingredients.
Boil hour until the potatoes are tender. Add pint of scalded milk 5 minutes
before serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
OATMEAL CHOWDER
2 ozs. pork dripping 2 ozs. cooked split peas
2 ozs. onion, sliced 3 ozs. cooked oatmeal
3 ozs. cooked carrots, diced 2 pts. water
6 ozs. diced tomatoes seasoning
r Brown onion in pork fat, then add all other ingredients, and cook 20 to
25 minutes, when it will be ready to serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
OYSTER CHOWDER
36 cooking oysters 1 pt. boiling water
4 ozs. diced celery 2 egg yolks
8 ozs. cold cooked rice J pint thin cream
salt and pepper
Chop oysters. Spread layers of celery, rice and oysters in a casserole. Add
seasoning and boiling water. Cook in covered casserole very gently for
30 minutes. Beat egg yolks with cream and add to chowder. Stir very carefully
2 or 3 minutes until hot but not boiling, and serve. (Yield: 6 portions).
PARSNIP CHOWDER
2 ozs. unsmoked bacon 1 pt. boiling water
1 medium onion, diced 1 teaspoon salt
8 ozs. diced parsnips J teaspoon pepper
8 ozs. diced potatoes 1 pts. milk, scalded
Saute* bacon and onion together for 5 minutes. Add parsnips, potatoes,
boiling water, salt and pepper; heat to boiling and simmer until vegetables
are tender, about 30 minutes. Add milk and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTATO CHOWDER
2 ozs. diced, unsmoked bacon 1 stalk celery, cut into
8 ozs. diced potatoes sttiall pieces
4 ozs. diced turnips 1 green pepper or pimiento
4 ozs. diced carrots f pt. thin white sauce
1 medium onion, minced salt and pepper
Fry unsmoked bacon and brown vegetables in the fat. Add boiling water
to cover. Cook until tender. Add white sauce and season with salt and pepper
to taste. (Yield: 6 portions).
POTATO CHOWDER (Old-fashioned)
3 pts. thin white sauce
H Ibs. potatoes, cubed (weight after peeling)
2 ozs. bacon
seasoning
Cook potatoes until tender. Drain. Cut bacon into small pteces. Fry slowly
until brown and crisp. Drain the bacon well. Prepare white sauce. Combine
white sauce with potatoes, bacon, and add seasoning. (Yield: 8 portions).
PRAWN CHOWDER
8 ozs. fresh prawns 1 bay leaf
3 pints water pinch of mixed spice
3 stalks celery, diced 1 oz. rice
2 ozs. onion, diced fine i pint milk
1 green pimiento, chopped fine chopped parsley
Boil prawns 6 to 7 minutes in 2 pints of the water. Strain and keep
liquor. Shell prawns, return to the liquor and season. Separately simmer
onions, celery, pimiento, bay leaf and spice in the other $ pint of water, for
5 minutes. Add rice and boil for a further 15 minutes. Add milk 2 minutes
before removing from heat. Sprinkle a little chopped parsley in each bowl
when serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
SALMON AND PEA CHOWDER
(Recipe given on page 109)
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SHRIMP CHOWDER
Proceed as for Prawn Chowder, using shrimps.
(Recipe on page 110)
SMOKED FISH CHOWDER
(Recipe given on page 110)
TOMATO CHOWDER
2 ozs. diced unsmoked bacon 1 Ib. tomatoes, canned or fresh
1 medium onion, minced 2 ozs. fat
4 ozs. diced carrots 2 ozs. flour
4 ozs. diced potatoes $ teaspoon salt
4 ozs. diced celery t teaspoon pepper
4 pint boiling water li pints milk, scalded
Saute* bacon until brown, add onion, carrot, potato and celery, and saute*
until brown. Add boiling water, cover and cook until vegetables are tender.
Add tomatoes and heat to boiling. (If fresh tomatoes are used, cook until
tender). Melt fat, blend in flour, salt and pepper; add milk gradually and cook
until smooth. Add vegetable mixture to milk, heat and serve immediately.
(Yield: 8 portions).
VEGETABLE CHOWDER
2 ozs. bacon, diced 8 ozs. potatoes, diced
4 ozs. green peas 3 stalks celery, diced
8 ozs. tomatoes, diced 2 green peppers, diced
2 ozs. onion, diced 3 pints stock
salt and pepper
Fry bacon till brown and crisp. Add vegetables and water, cook slowly
until vegetables are tender. Season and serve. Diced cooked carrot and turnip
may be added if desired. (Yield: 8 portions).
VEGETABLE AND HAMBURGER CHOWDER
J Ib. unsmoked bacon 8 ozs. cooked tomatoes
1 Ib. hamburger meat 2 teaspoons salt
2 carrots, chopped i teaspoon pepper
2 ozs. diced celery 1 oz. rice or barley
1 medium onion, chopped 3 pints boiling water
8 ozs. cubed potatoes
Fry bacon until browned. When crisp, remove pieces of bacon and brown
hamburger meat in fat; add carrots, celery, onion, tomatoes, salt, pepper,
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barley, bacon and boiling water. Heat to boiling and simmer slowly 1 hour.
Add potatoes and cook another hour or until potatoes are tender. Serve as a
main dish for luncheon or supper. (Yield: 8 portions).
VEGETABLE CHOWDER DE LUXE
8 ozs. chopped celery
8 ozs. cooked sweet corn
1 onion chopped
1 oz. diced green pepper
4 ozs. cooked tomatoes
1 pint cold water
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 ozs. butter
2 ozs. flour
1 pint milk, scalded
2 ozs. grated cheese
1 oz. diced pimento
teaspoon paprika
Combine first eight ingredients, heat to boiling and simmer hour. Melt
butter, blend in flour; add milk gradually, stirring constantly; heat to boiling
and cook 5 minutes. Add to vegetable mixture with cheese, pimento and
paprika. Heat until cheese is melted. (Yield: 8 portions).
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CREAM SOUPS
CREAM OF ALMONDS
3 ozs. ground almonds 2 ozs. flour
1 cup milk 1 quart strong veal broth
1 cup light cream i teaspoon salt
Rind of 1 lemon i teaspoon pepper
2 ozs. butter dash of cayenne
i teaspoon mace
Scald milk and cream with lemon rind, cut off diinly in one long strip.
Melt butter and stir in flour; gradually stir in broth and cook 5 minutes,
stirring until smooth and thickened. Add milk and cream, seasonings and
ground nuts, and cook over boiling water 15 minutes, removing lemon rind
when soup is flavoured. (Approximate yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF APPLES
Prepare 2 pints of thin cream sauce. Add to this 1 pint apple puree. Add
a glass of cider, and serve very hot.
CREAM OF APPLE SOUP WITH CURRY
Proceed as above, but instead of adding the cider, mix teaspoon of curry
with cup of thin cream. Add to the soup, reheat (but do not boil) and
serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF ARTICHOKES
Make 3 quarts of very light stock veal or chicken broth, strain and add
to it 4 whole artichokes. Boil until the artichokes are soft, then remove and
separate the bottoms from the leaves, cut the bottoms in small squares, and
place in soup tureen. Then pass the leaves through a fine sieve, and put back
in the brodi. Melt 3 ounces of butter in a pan, add 3 tablespoons of flour,
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heat through, add the broth and boil for 10 minutes. Then add a cup of thick
cream, bring to a boil, season well with salt and pepper, and strain over the
cut-up artichoke bottoms hi the tureen.
CREAM OF ASPARAGUS
Clean and wash two bundles of asparagus, cut off the tips evenly about
li inches long and poach them very gently in water, and set aside in a warm
place. Place all the stems in a pan with 3 pints white stock and cook till tender.
Press all through a sieve. Return soup to pan and re-heat to almost boiling
point.
Combine 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk with 2 eggs, strain and add to
soup, hold heat for 3 minutes, but do not allow to boil, or soup will curdle.
Season to taste, adding asparagus tips just before serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF BANANAS
Make 3 pints of Cream of Chicken soup, heat 6 bananas in it, and strain
through a fine sieve. (See Cream of Chicken).
CREAM OF BEET SOUP
2 pints chicken stock 1 pint hot milk
li Ibs. beetroot, chopped fine seasoning to taste
2 ozs. butter cup cream or evap. milk
2 ozs. flour 1 egg
Cook beetroot in stock until tender, press all through a sieve to form
a puree. Put back in pan and thicken with butter and flour well creamed
together. Add milk and season to taste. Combine egg with cream and add
just before serving, stirring well. Do not allow to boil once the cream is
added. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF CABBAGE SOUP
1 small head cabbage 1 oz. flour
1 pint boiling water 1 teaspoon salt
1 oz. butter i teaspoon pepper, dash
1 oz. minced onion cayenne
1 pint milk, scalded
Cut cabbage very fine, add boiling water and cook until soft, then press
through a sieve and return to liquor. Melt butter, add onion and simmer for
3 minutes. Blend in flour, salt, pepper and cayenne. Add milk and cabbage
mixture gradually, stirring constantly. Strain. Re-heat and serve hot garnished
with cheese balls. (Yield: 6 portions).
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CREAM OF CARAWAY SOUP
Make a cream soup from white stock, using a 3 oz. roux to each $ gallon
of stock. Add i oz. caraway seeds to each \ gallon of soup and simmer gently
for H hours. Strain and serve with croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF CARROT SOUP
1 Ib. chopped carrots 2 ozs. butter
1 pint water 2 ozs. flour
1 oz. rice 1J teaspoons salt
1 pint milk i teaspoon pepper
2 medium onions, sliced chopped watercress
Cook carrots in water until tender. Combine rice and milk in the top of
a double boiler and cook until tender. Combine carrot mixture with rice
mixture. Saute onions in butter until a light yellow, add flour, salt and pepper.
Blend. Add carrot and rice mixture gradually and cook for 5 minutes, stirring
constantly. Press through a sieve, re-heat and serve very hot, garnished with
watercress. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF CARROT AND POTATO SOUP
1 Ib. potatoes 1 oz. butter
3 large carrots 1 oz. flour
1 onion 1 pint milk
salt and pepper
Pare and slice potatoes, carrots and onion; boil in salted water to cover
until very tender. Rub through a coarse sieve, saving the stock. Prepare a thin
white sauce with butter, flour and milk, and add to vegetable pulp and stock.
Re-heat, season and beat with a whisk. Garnish with a spoonful of whipped
cream, if desired. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER SOUP
Put in a saucepan onion, a little leek, a piece of butter the size of 2 eggs,
and let simmer slowly. Add 1 cup of flour, simmer a little more. Put in the
stems of cauliflower and 1 quart of milk, boil till done, and strain through
sieve. Put in pot, add 1 gill of cream and piece of butter and stir well until
butter is melted. Add salt and a little cayenne pepper. Cut the heart of the
cauliflower in small flowers, boil in salt water until soft, and add before
serving. ( Yield : 6 portions) .
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CREAM OF CELERY SOUP
1 root of celery 2 ozs. flour
4 pints veal stock salt and pepper
2 ozs. butter 8 ozs. cream or evap. milk.
Dice outer stalks of celery and boil till tender in the veal stock. Add butter
and flour previously well creamed together and stir till thick and smooth.
Strain the soup, add the heart of celery cut in small dices and simmer till
tender. Season to taste, add cream and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF CELERY SOUP WITH ALMONDS
Use celery instead of cauliflower, and prepare the same as Cream of
Cauliflower. Add 2 ozs. flaked almonds to soup 5 minutes before serving.
CREAM OF CELERY KALAMAZOO
Make 3 pints of Cream of Celery soup. Take two inside stalks of celery
and cut in very small dices, boil, and use for garnishing, together with an
equal amount of cheese balls. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF CHEESE
1 pint milk 2 ozs. flour
1 pint white stock 3 ozs. grated cheese
1 oz. diced onion 1 egg, beaten light
2 ozs. butter seasoning to taste
Scald milk, stock and onion in a double boiler. Thicken with the butter
and flour creamed together. Season, stir in cheese and egg mixed with 4 ozs.
milk, and serve at once. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF CHESTNUTS
1 Ib. chestnuts 1 oz. olive oil
1 pint chicken stock 1 oz. butter
1 pint milk 1 oz. cornflour
seasoning to taste
Slit skins of chestnuts, drop into boiling water for 1 minute, drain and dry.
Put into a pan with the oil and shake over heat for 3 or 4 minutes until shells
and inner skins come off easily when rubbed. Simmer chestnuts in chicken
stock until tender (25 to 30 minutes), and press through a sieve. Return puree
to pan, add milk and season to taste. Thicken with the butter and cornflour
creamed together. (Yield: 6 portions).
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CREAM OF CHICKEN
Take 6 pints of stock with which chickens have been boiled, and by rapid
boiling reduce to only 3 pints. Or alternatively, break down 4 carcases of
any left-over chickens, cover with cold water, add 1 large sliced onion, 2 sliced
carrots, 3 stalks of celery and a small bunch of parsley, bring to a boil, and
simmer for 1 hours. Strain, and continue boiling until stock is reduced to
3 pints.
To the boiling chicken stock, add 2 ozs. butter and 2 ozs. flour, previously
well creamed together, and stir until thick and creamy. Reduce heat and add
8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk blended with 2 well beaten eggs. Season to
taste, and serve.
Meat stripped from the chicken carcases may be cut into small dice and
added to the soup, as a garnish, with fried croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF CHICKEN AND CELERY
To 3 pints Cream of Chicken soup add 8 ozs. sliced cooked celery heart.
CREAM OF CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS
To 3 pints Cream of Chicken soup add 4 ozs. sliced mushrooms sauted.
CREAM OF CHICKEN A LA REINE
Cream of Chicken served with small chicken quenelles.
(N.B. To make quenelles, see " The Service and Garnishing of Soups." )
CREAM OF CHICKEN REINE HORTENSE
Make a Cream of Chicken soup in the usual way. Take a cup of peeled
almonds to each quart of the soup, pound into a pulp in a mortar, pulverizing
thoroughly; mix with milk, strain, and add to the soup.
CREAM OF CHICORY
4 heads of chicory 2 ozs. butter
2 pints veal stock 2 ozs. flour
2 pints milk salt and pepper
pimiento
Wash chicory thoroughly. Place in a pan and cook until tender in the veal
stock. Rub through a sieve and keep hot. Melt butter, blend in flour, salt and
pepper, add milk and gradually cook 1 minute.
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Add chicory mixture and heat to boiling. Draw the soup away from direct
heat and add j pint thick cream.
Serve with diced pimiento. A dash of grated nutmeg may be added to the
soup for those who like it. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF GREEN CORN (I)
Soak 5 pounds of green corn in cold water overnight. Then put on fire
in pot with i gallon of bouillon, and cook until soft. Then strain through a
fine sieve, put back in pot, add 1 cup of boiling cream, and season with salt
and a little cayenne pepper. Before serving, add 4 ounces of butter, and stir
well until melted.
CREAM OF GREEN CORN (n)
Put 2 pounds of veal bones in a pan, cover with cold water, bring to a boil,
and cool off in cold water. Put the bones back in the vessel in from 3 to 4 pints
of fresh water, add a little salt and a bouquet garni, bring to the boiling point,
and skim. Cook for about 1 hour, then add 4 pounds ears of green corn and
1 pint of milk, and boil for 10 minutes. Then take out the ears, cut off the
grains and chop very fine, or mash in a mortar. Heat 3 ounces of butter in
a pan, then add 3 tablespoons of flour, and when heated add 2 quarts of the
strained veal and corn stock. Bring to a boil, stirring well with a whisk. Let
it boil slowly, add the corn, and cook for about 30 minutes. Strain through
a fine sieve or cheesecloth, put back in the pan, season to taste with salt and
a little cayenne pepper, stir in 2 ounces of butter, and serve hot.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF SWEET CORN
8 ears of young sweet corn 2 ozs. flour
3 pints cold water 1 pint hot milk
2 ozs. butter pepper and salt
a little cream
Slit grains and press out pulp with a rolling pin. Put cobs in a pan .cover
with the water and bring slowly to boiling point, simmer 20 minutes and
remove. Rub butter and flour to a creamy paste, stir into cob broth. Bring
to boiling point, add milk and corn pulp, boil 20 minutes, add seasoning,
and whip cream in at last moment.
A large glass of sherry will greatly improve this soup. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF SWEET CORN AND MUSHROOMS
Proceed as for Cream of Sweet Corn, leave out the sherry, but add 4 ozs.
sliced mushrooms sauted.
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CREAM OF SWEET CORN AND ONIONS
Heat 2 ounces of butter in a pan; then add 2 tablespoons of flour, 1 quart
of chicken broth, 6 sliced onions, and 6 grated ears of sweet corn. Season
with salt and pepper, and boil for 1 hour. Then add 1 pint of milk, and boil
again. Strain through a fine sieve, put back in pan, add 1 cup of sweet cream,
bring nearly to a boil, and add 2 ounces of butter. When the butter is melted,
serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF CUCUMBER SOUP
4 cucumbers 2 ozs. flour
2 ozs. chopped celery 1 teaspoonful salt
1 oz. chopped onion dash pepper
li pints milk J pint cream or evap. milk
2 ozs. butter pimiento
Wash cucumbers, pare and chop fine. Place in a double boiler, add celery,
onion and milk, cook for 20 minutes or until cucumber is tender. Combine
butter, flour, salt and pepper, add milk mixture gradually and cook for
10 minutes, stirring constancly until thickened. Press through a sieve, add
cream or evaporated milk and re-heat. Serve garnished with pimiento.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREAMED EGG SOUP
2 pints milk 1 oz. flour
3 eggs salt, paprika
1 oz. butter grated cheese
Heat milk in double boiler, add salt, and thicken with butter and flour
well creamed together. Cook and stir well for 10 minutes, sprinkling in
paprika while doing so. Beat eggs lightly, pour soup over while stirring all
briskly and serve hot with grated cheese. (Yield: 5 portions).
CREAM OF ENDIVES
Prepare the same as cream of lettuce, using endives instead.
CREAM OF FARINA
Boil i pound of farina in 1 quart of milk. When done, add 1 pint of well-
seasoned chicken broth, and strain through a fine sieve. Put back in pot, add
2 ounces of butter and 1 cup of boiling cream. Season with salt and a little
cayenne pepper.
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CREAM OF FARINA, LIE"
Bring to a boil 1 pint of chicken broth, then let pound of farina run into
it; and cook for about 30 minutes. Then add 1 pint of boiling milk, season
with salt and pepper, and boil again. Then pass through a sieve, put back in the
pan, and bind with the yolks of 2 eggs mixed with a large cup of cream.
Strain again. (Yield: 6 portions).
N.B. The word lil means a smooth, silky finish, as achieved by finishing
off with the binding of cream and egg yolks.
CREAM OF FLAGEOLET BEANS
Heat 3 ounces of butter in a pan, then add 3 tablespoonfuls of flour and
heat through. Then add 1 pint of chicken broth, 1 pint of milk, and 2 cans
of flageolet beans. Boil for 30 minutes, strain through a fine sieve, and put
back in the pan. Bring to a boil, season with salt and cayenne pepper and
a very little grated nutmeg. Then stir in a pint of boiling milk and 3 ounces
of butter. Strain again, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF FROGS' LEGS
Take the backs and front legs of two dozen frogs, reserving the hind legs
for an entree. Put in vessel with 2 quarts of bouillon or chicken broth, and
boil for 30 minutes. Then take \ pound of rice flour and mix with 1 pint of
cream. Let it run into the boiling soup, and cook for 10 minutes. Strain
through a fine colander, put back in the vessel, season with salt and a little
cayenne pepper, and add 3 ounces of butter. Stir the soup so the butter will
melt slowly. Serve croutons souffle's separate. (Yield: 10 portions).
CREAM OF LEEKS
2 Ibs. leeks 2 ozs. butter
3 pints white stock 2 ozs. flour
1 pint hot milk seasoning to taste
Wash and trim leeks, slice them thinly and cook in the stock until tender.
Press all through a sieve and put back on the fire to boil. Thicken with the
butter and flour well creamed together, season to taste, and lastly add the
hot milk. (Yield: 10 portions).
CREAM OF LETTUCE
Take the trmmings of 6 heads of lettuce, in volume about the same as
2 heads of lettuce, wash well and cut in small pieces. Take 2 quarts of chicken
broth, or any kind of clear broth or stock, add the lettuce to it and boil for
30 minutes. Put in a separate vessel 4 ounces of butter, and heat; add 3 table-
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spoons of flour and heat again; add the broth containing the lettuce and boil
for 10 minutes. Make 1 pint of cream sauce, mix with the soup, and strain
through a fine sieve. Put back in vessel, add 2 or 3 ounces of butter, and stir
until the butter is melted. Season with salt and a little cayenne pepper.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF LIMA BEANS
Put in a vessel 2 ounces of butter and 1 leek cut in small pieces. Simmer for
a few minutes, then add 2 ounces of flour and simmer again. When hot add
1 quart of milk and a can of Lima beans, or 1 pound of fresh beans. When
soft strain through a fine sieve, put back in vessel, bring to a boil, and add
1 cup of thick cream and 2 ounces of butter. Stir well, and season with salt
and pepper and a little cayenne pepper. In place of the cream, use half chicken
broth, light bouillon, veal broth, or half stock and half milk, if desired.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF MUSHROOMS
8 ozs. mushrooms 2 ozs. butter
1 small onion, minced 2 ozs. flour
1J pints milk seasoning to taste
1 pint hot water. i pint cream or evap. milk
Peel and chop mushrooms. Add onion and water. Simmer for 40 to
45 minutes. Press all through a sieve. Scald the milk and add butter and flour,
previously well creamed together, stirring until sauce is smooth and creamy.
Add mushroom mixture and let boil up once. Add cream or evaporated milk
just before serving. A richer soup is made with 1 pint chicken stock in place
of water. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF MUSHROOM AND PEAS
To 2 pints Cream of Mushroom soup add i pint pure*e of peas. Add as a
garnish 1 oz. sliced mushrooms saute'd and 1 oz. of freshly cooked green
peas. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF MUSSELS
(Recipe is given on page 103J
CREAM OF NEW BROCCOLI
Proceed as for Cream of Cauliflower, using fresh young Cornish broccoli
in place of cauliflower.
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CREAM OF ONION SOUP
8 medium onions 1 teaspoon salt
2 ozs. butter i teaspoon pepper
2 ozs. flour 2 pints hot milk
1 oz. grated cheese
Cut onions into slices, cover with boiling water, cook until tender and
rub through a sieve. Melt butter, blend in flour, salt and pepper, add milk and
onion pure"e gradually, stirring constantly. Heat to boiling and cook 3 minutes.
Serve hot garnished with cheese. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF OYSTERS
24 large oysters J pint fish stock
1 oz. butter i pint evaporated milk
1 oz. flour seasoning to taste
Scald oysters in their own liquor. Remove, chop and pound them to a pulp.
Make a roux with butter and flour, stir in oyster liquor and fish stock, cook
till smooth. Add oyster pulp, season to taste. Add evaporated milk just before
serving. (Yield: 4 portions).
CREAM OF PARSNIPS (I)
Peel and slice 6 parsnips and put in vessel with 1 pint of chicken broth, boil,
and when soft add 1 pint of cream sauce. Boil for 10 minutes and then pass
through a fine sieve. Put back in vessel, add 1 cup of thick cream, season
with salt and pepper, and add 2 ounces of butter before serving.
(Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF PARSNIPS (H)
Put 3 pounds of veal bones in a pan, add 3 quarts of water and a handful
of salt, bring to a boil, and skim. Then add 6 sliced parsnips and a bouquet
garni, and boil for an hour. Remove the bones and the bouquet. Put 3 ounces
of butter in another vessel, heat, then add 3 tablespoons of flour, and when
hot add the broth and parsnips. Boil for i hour, then strain through a fine
sieve, put back in the pan, season with salt and pepper, and add a cup of
boiling cream. (Yield: 10 portions).
CREAM OF PEANUTS
Heat 3 pints of milk widi one very small onion in a double boiler. When
hot remove onion and stir in 6 ozs. peanut butter. Thicken widi 1 oz. of
cornflour mixed widi a little cold milk, add seasoning to taste.
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CREAM OF PEAS
To 1 pint of shelled new peas add 1 pint of chicken broth, and boil until
the peas are soft. Strain and return to pan and add 1 cup of hot cream, and,
little by little, 1 large tablespoonful of butter. Season with salt and cayenne
pepper. (Yield: 6 portions).
(See also Split Pea Soup and Puree of Peas).
CREAM OF PEAS, SUZON
Make a cream of peas soup. Add 1 tablespoon of whipped cream for each
person, and mix while hot. Put a poached egg on each plate and serve the
soup over the eggs.
CREAM OF PLAICE
(Recipe is given on page 104)
CREAM OF POTATOES
Cook 1 Ib. peeled potatoes in fresh boiling water into which add 1 bay
leaf and a small onion sliced. When potatoes are done, take out and press
through a fine sieve and keep hot. Make a cream sauce with 2 pints milk,
2 ozs. butter and 2 ozs. flour. Turn into potatoes and whip all over heat until
smooth. Season to taste and serve very hot. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF POTATOES AND LEEKS
Proceed as for Cream of Potatoes, but cook 1 Ib. of leeks separately, press
the leeks to a pure"e and add to cream at the same time as the potatoes.
CREAM OF RICE
Melt in saucepan 2 ounces of butter, add i pound of rice flour, and when
hot, 3 pints of chicken broth. Boil for 10 minutes and strain. Season with
salt and cayenne pepper, and add 1 cup of hot cream and a small piece of
butter before serving. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF SALMON
(Recipe is given on page 104)
CREAM OF SCALLOPS
12 scallops 1 oz. butter
2 pints milk 1 oz. flour
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1 oz. minced onion i bay leaf
seasoning to taste 1 clove
i cup evaporated milk
Chop scallops fine, put in saucepan with milk and seasoning. Simmer
gently for 20 minutes. Strain and thicken with roux made with butter and
flour. Add evaporated milk just before serving. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF SEMOLINA
Proceed as for Cream of Rice, using semolina in place of rice.
CREAM OF SPINACH
8 ozs. cooked spinach 2 ozs. butter
3 pints milk yolk of 2 eggs
2 ozs. flour juice of 1 lemon
seasoning to taste
Press spinach through a sieve with i pint spinach water. Make a creamy
sauce with milk, butter, flour and seasoning. Add spinach pure"e to sauce and
boil up once. Whip the yolks of egg and add lemon juice. Add to soup just
before serving, being sure not to let soup boil once yolks are added.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF TAPIOCA
Proceed as for Cream of Chicken soup, but instead of using ordinary flour
for thickening, use tapioca flour. Garnish with some small tapioca boiled
separately.
CREAM OF TOMATO
2 Ibs. raw or canned tomatoes 2 ozs. butter
2 pints milk (heated) 2 ozs. flour
2 ozs. sugar J can condensed milk
1 oz. minced onion seasoning to taste
Add onion, seasonings and sugar to tomatoes, simmer 20 minutes, strain
and keep hot. Cream butter and flour together in a pan, and while continuous-
ly stirring add milk gradually. Stir until sauce is smooth and creamy. Remove
from heat, combine with the hot tomatoes, add can condensed milk, and
serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF TOMATOES AND LENTILS
Proceed as for cream of tomatoes, but reduce tomatoes to 1 Ib. and add
to the soup 1 Ib. pure"e of lentils. Blend well over heat and serve.
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CREAM OF TURBOT
(Recipe is given on page 104)
CREAM OF TURKEY
Take 6 pints of stock with which a turkey has been boiled, and by rapid
boiling reduce to only 3 pints. Or alternatively, break down a carcase of
any left-over turkey, cover with cold water, add 1 large sliced onion, 2 sliced
carrots, 3 stalks of celery and a small bunch of parsley, bring to a boil and
simmer for H hours. Strain, and continue boiling until stock is reduced to
3 pints.
To the boiling turkey stock, add 2 ozs. butter and 2 ozs. flour, previously
w ;1 creamed together, and stir till thick and creamy. Reduce heat, and add
8 ozs. cream or condensed milk blended with 2 well beaten eggs. Season to
taste and serve.
Meat stripped from the turkey carcase may be cut into small dice and
added to the soup, as a garnish, with fried croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF TURNIPS
2 Ibs. white turnips 2 ozs. flour
2 pints milk (heated) J bay leaf
2 ozs. butter i can condensed milk
seasoning to taste
Cook turnips till tender, strain and press through a sieve. Cream butter
and flour together in a pan and while continuously stirring, add milk gradu-
ally. Stir until sauce is smooth and creamy. Remove from heat, combine with
the turnips, season to taste, and add condensed milk just before serving.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF VEAL
6 pints veal stock 2 ozs. butter
1 sprig of thyme 2 ozs. flour
1 sprig of parsley 4 yolks of egg
1 sliced onion 8 ozs. cream or evap. milk
1 sliced carrot seasoning to taste
Place stock in a pan with vegetables and herbs and reduce to 3 pints by
rapid boiling. Add butter and flour, previously well creamed together. Stir
well and constantly, till smooth and creamy. Season to taste. Combine egg
yolks and cream, add to soup, and hold heat for 5 minutes, but on no account
allow the soup to boil. Serve with fried croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
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CREAM OF VEGETABLE MARROW
Proceed as for Cream of Turnips, using 3 Ibs. of vegetable marrow in place
of turnips, and omit bay leaf.
CREAM OF WATERCRESS
3 pints milk 2 ozs. flour
4 ozs. celery leaves 2 ozs. butter or margarine
2 ozs. onion slices 3 bunches watercress
salt and pepper to taste
Heat celery and onion slices with milk and remove. To hot milk, add
flour, butter, salt and pepper, which have been blended together. Cook
10 minutes. Add watercress, finely chopped. Heat thoroughly. Serve im-
mediately. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF WATERCRESS PARMENTIER
3 bunches watercress 4 tablespoons butter
6 ozs. leeks 3 pints water or veal stock
4 ozs. celery seasoning to taste
12 ozs. potatoes 8 ozs. cream or condensed milk
Dice leeks, celery, potatoes and stems of watercress. Cook in butter for
5 minutes. Add the water (or veal stock) and salt, and cook slowly for 1 hour.
Then put through a sieve. Add the leaves of watercress and let cook for
5 minutes longer. Add the cream and serve. (Yield: 10 portions).
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CRIMES
CREME AGNES SOREL
Prepare 3 pints of Cream of Chicken soup. Garnish with mushrooms,
breast of chicken, slices of tongue, all cut julienne style. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME A LA LOUISE
See Crime d'Orge. Garnish the soup with quenelles of chicken in place of
pearl barley.
CREME A LA PALESTINE
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Proceed as for making Cream of Potato soup, using Jerusalem artichokes
instead of potatoes.
CREME A LA POLONAISE
Make up a good Cream of Potato soup, garnish liberally with cooked
macaroni cut in 1 inch lengths, and serve with grated cheese.
CREME A L'ALGE~RIENNE
Boil 2 sweet potatoes, and force through a fine sieve. Add 2 quarts of
Cream of Chicken soup. If too thick, add a little plain chicken broth, or
boiling milk, season well, and strain. Before serving add 2 cups of boiled rice.
CREME AMBASSADEUR
Prepare 3 pints Pure"e of Peas (see page 143), garnish with washed boiled
rice, shredded lettuce, and sorrel. Just before serving add 8 ozs. cream or
evaporated milk. (Yield: 8 portions).
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CREME AMERICAINE
An ideal soup for blending small left-overs. In this case, blend together
one-third crayfish bisque, one-third Cream of Tomatoes, one-third Cream
of Tapioca. Garnish the soup with diced crayfish.
CREME BAGRATION
Cream of Chicken with small pieces of boiled macaroni served in it.
CREME BONVALET
Prepare 3 pints Cream of Turnips, and garnish with green peas, haricot beans,
and leeks cut julienne style.
CREME BORELY
3 pints rich fish stock (hot) 8 ozs. cooked mussels
2 ozs. butter seasoning to taste
2 ozs. flour 8 ozs. cream or evap. milk
2 eggs
Cream butter and flour together in a pan, and while continuously stirring
add hot fish stock gradually. Stir over heat until it is smooth and creamy.
Remove from heat, add cream and eggs previously blended, then mussels.
Taste for seasoning and serve.
A glass of good white wine will improve this soup. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME BOURDALOUE
Prepare a Cream of Rice with chicken stock, garnishing the soup with
coloured royale (which see), (tomato red, spinach green, carrot pink, chicken
white).
N. B. For making royale, see Consomme Royale and the Service and
Garnishing of Soups.
CREME CAMBACE"RES
Break up some left-over pigeon carcases, place in a pan and cover with
cold water. Add a sliced onion, a sliced carrot and a sprig of thyme. Bring
all to the boil and simmer for !$ hours. Strain and season to taste, and blend
with an equal amount of crayfish bisque.
CREME CARDINAL
Pound the shells of 2 lobsters very fine, in a mortar. Then put in a pan
with 3 ounces of butter, a sliced onion and carrot, 1 leek and a little celery,
and simmer for 20 minutes. Take care that it does not burn, and simmer
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slowly. Then add 3 ounces of flour, mix well, add 3 pints of milk, season
well with salt and a little cayenne pepper, boil for hour, and then strain
through a fine sieve or cheesecloth. Return to the pan, bring to a boil, and
bind with the yolks of 2 eggs and cup of cream. Put in a soup tureen. Cut
the tail of a lobster and 2 truffles in small dice, put them in a pan, season with
salt and a little cayenne pepper, add a pony of good brandy and a pony of
dry sherry, bring to a boil, and pour into the soup. (Yield: 10 portions).
CREME CARMELITE
Bring 3 pints of good fish stock to the boil, and thicken with 2 ozs. butter
and 2 ozs. flour, previously well creamed together. Add 8 ozs. cream or
evaporated milk well blended with 2 eggs. Season to taste, and garnish with
julienne of fillets of sole poached in white wine.
CREME CARMEN
To 3 pints of Cream of Rice add pint Tomato Pure*e (see page 146).
Garnish with julienne of capsicums. Taste for seasoning and serve.
CREME CAROLINE
Prepare a Cream of Almond Soup and garnish with strip almonds and
plain royale. (For plain royale see Consomme" Royale).
CREME CE"RES
To 3 pints chicken stock add 1 Ib. green wheat. Simmer for 1 hour, then
press all through a fine sieve. Re-heat, and add 8 ozs. cream or evaporated
milk, blended with 2 eggs. Do not allow to boil after the cream has been
added. Add salt to taste and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME CHAMPENOISE
To 1 pints Cream of Potatoes add 1 pints Cream of Celery. Add a garnish
of carrots cut julienne style. Season to taste, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME CHANOINESSE
Proceed as for Creme Carmelite, but garnish with small cubes of blanched
soft roes.
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CREME CHARTREUSE
Prepare 3 pints of" Cream of Chicken, garnish with dice of tomato, foie
gras and chopped mushrooms. Just before serving, add a dash of chopped
chervil.
CREME CHERVHXE
Cut up a young rabbit into small joints. Cover with cold water, add a sliced
onion and one sliced carrot and a large sprig of parsley. Bring all to a boil and
simmer for 2 hours. Strain, and return soup to the pan. Reduce the soup to
3 pints by rapid boiling, and add 2 ozs. butter and 2 ozs. flour previously well
creamed together. Stir well till mixture thickens. Strip the meat from the
rabbit bones, cut into small dice, and add to the soup. Add seasoning to taste
and a glass of madeira wine just before serving. (Yield: 10 portions).
CREME CHEVREUSE
Prepare a cream of semolina with chicken stock. Garnish with a julienne
of truffles and chicken. Serve very hot.
CREME CHOISY
Into 3 pints chicken stock add 1 large lettuce washed and shredded, and
1 sliced onion. Bring all to boil, simmer for 45 minutes and strain.
Return stock to pan and thicken with 2 ozs. flour and 2 ozs. butter pre-
viously well creamed together. Stir till thick and creamy. Add 8 ozs. cream
or evaporated milk, mixed with 2 well-beaten eggs. Do not allow the soup
to boil once the eggs are added. Garnish with fried croutons and chopped
chervil. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME COLOMBINE
Break up some left-over pigeon carcases, place in a pan and cover with
4 pints cold water, add 1 sliced leek, 1 sliced carrot, a sprig of parsley and
2 dozen caraway seeds. Bring all to the boil and simmer for 2 hours. Strain
and return stock to the pan.
Cream 2 ozs. butter with 2 ozs. flour, and add to boiling stock, stirring till
it is thick and creamy. Season to taste, and add J pint cream or evaporated
milk. Strip all meat from the pigeon carcases and cut julienne style. Add to
soup just before serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME COMTESSE
Prepare 3 pints of Cream of Chicken. Add to this 1 Ib. Asparagus Pure"e
(see page 141 J. Garnish the soup with asparagus tips and shredded sorrel.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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CREME CONGALAISE
Add a teaspoonful of curry powder to a quart of Cream of Chicken soup.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME COUNTESS
Make a Cream of Asparagus soup, and before serving bind with the yolk
of one egg for each person. Colour with green spinach colouring.
CRE~CY A L'ANCIENNE
Prepare 3 pints Cre*cy soup, (See page 170). Garnish with well washed boiled
rice and fried croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
CRE"CY A LA BRIARDE
Prepare 3 pints Cre*cy soup (which see). Add 1 Ib. creamed potatoes and
blend well. Garnish the soup with shredded chervil and croutons.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME CRESSONNIERE
Prepare 3 pints Cream of Potato soup, in which have been boiled the
chopped stalks of watercress. Add 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk and
garnish with blanched leaves of watercress (2 bunches).
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME DAME BLANCHE
Prepare 3 pints chicken soup. Add 2 ozs. small sago and cook till well
gelatinised. Garnish with small dice of chicken. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME DANOISE
To 3 pints duck stock add 2 Ib. peeled artichokes, cook till tender. Then
press all through a sieve. Return soup to pan and season to taste. Blend 8 ozs.
cream or evaporated milk with 2 well beaten eggs and add to soup, care being
taken not to let the soup boil after cream is added. Add a glass of marsala
wine and garnish the soup with mushrooms cut julienne style when serving.
(Yield: 10 portions).
CREME D'ARTOIS
Boil 1 Ib. haricot beans in veal stock, with 1 sliced onion, till beans arc
tender. Press all through a sieve and return soup to pan. Add 2 ozs. butter and
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2 ozs. flour previously well creamed together, and stir rill thick and creamy.
Garnish with brunoise of vegetables (for which see Consomme Brunois).
(Yield: 8 portions).
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CREME DAUPHINE
Half a pint of Cream of Chicken and \ pint Puree of Potatoes (see page
144). Bind with the yolks of 2 eggs and cup of cream.
(Yield: 3 portions).
CREME DERBY
Prepare 3 pints Creme Soubise (page 93), add 1 teaspoonful of curry,
2 ozs. washed boiled rice, and 1 large truffle chopped fine.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME DE VELOURS
Prepare as for Cream of Carrots, and use as a garnish some small tapioca.
CREME DIANE
Break up the carcases of 6 left-over partridges, and cover with 3 pints cold
water. Add 1 small sliced onion, 1 sliced carrot, 2 stalks of celery, and a sprig
of thyme. Bring all to the boil, and simmer for 1 J hours. Strain and return
stock to pan. Add 2 ozs. butter and 2 ozs. flour previously well creamed to-
gether, and stir till thick and creamy. Season to taste and garnish with 1 large
truffle cut julienne style. Just before serving add 1 glass of madeira wine.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME DIEPPOISE
To 3 pints of good fish stock add Ib. mussels with their juice, i Ib. peeled
shrimps, 1 large leek shredded fine, and 2 ozs. mushrooms cut julienne style.
Simmer for 15 minutes and add 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk blended
with 3 well-beaten eggs. Stir gently over heat but do not let it boil. Add
seasoning and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME DIVETTE
To 3 pints of boiling fish stock add 2 ozs. butter and 2 ozs. flour previously
well creamed together. Stir till thick and creamy. Garnish well with diced
crayfish and 1 truffle cut julienne style. Just before serving add 8 ozs. cream
or evaporated milk. Season lightly with salt and a very little pepper.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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CREME D'ORGE
This is a Cream of Chicken soup, thickened with barley flour and well
washed pearl barley used as a garnish, with small fried croutons.
CREME DORIA
Prepare 3 pints Cream of Cucumbers. Garnish with cucumber balls cut
with a parisienne spoon and 2 ozs. well washed boiled rice.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME DU BARRY
Proceed as for a Cream of Cauliflowers, using chicken stock. Add some
chopped chervil just before serving.
CREME ELISA
Garnish Cream of Chicken soup with shredded sorrel and chopped chervil.
CREME ESAU
To 3 pints ham stock add 1J Ibs. lentils and 1 large sliced onion. Bring to
the boil and simmer till lentils are soft. Press all through a sieve and return
soup to pan. Blend 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk with 2 well-beaten eggs
and add to the soup, care being taken that the soup does not boil once the
cream is added. Garnish with cooked rice. (Yield: 10 portions).
(See also Potage Esau)
CREME EXCELSIOR
Prepare 3 pints Cream of Chicken soup, using barley flour in place of wheat
flour. Garnish the soup with 2 ozs. cooked washed barley and a few asparagus
tips. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME FANCHETTE
Cook 1 bundle of asparagus in 3 pints veal stock. When asparagus is tender
press all through a sieve. Season to taste and add 8 ozs. cream or evaporated
milk with 3 well-beaten eggs. Garnish the soup with young green peas, and
lettuce leaves cut into fancy shapes with very small cutters.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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CREME FAVORITE
Here again, we get a blended soup which helps to use up those oddments.
Blend together 1 pint Cream of Chicken soup, 1 pint Cream of Asparagus,
and 1 pint Cream of Lettuce. Garnish the soup with asparagus tips and
shredded sorrel. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME GASCONNE
To 3 pints Cream of Chicken soup add J pint tomato pure"e. Heat well and
season to taste. Garnish with slices of goose breast cut julienne style.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME GEORGETTE
Prepare 3 pints of Cream of Artichokes. Add H ozs. small sago and cook
till sago is well gelatinised. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME GERMINAL
To 3 pints Cream of Chicken add some chopped tarragon and garnish the
soup with asparagus tips. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME GOSFORD
Proceed as for Creme Fanchette. When the stock and asparagus pure'e
have been returned to the pan, add 1 oz. very fine tapioca. Continue cooking
till thick. Add seasoning, and 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk just before
serving.] (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME IDMA
To 3 pints Cream of Chicken soup add oz. curry powder. Garnish the
soup with asparagus tips. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME IMPE"RIALE
Boil 2 ozs. very fine tapioca in 3 pints veal stock with 1 sliced onion,
1 sliced carrot and a sprig of parsley. When tapioca is cooked, strain the soup
and return it to pan. Add seasoning and just before serving add a liaison of
8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk and 2 eggs. Garnish the soup with large sago.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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CREME INDIENNE
Bring to the boil 2 pints chicken stock, 1 pint coconut milk, 1 small sliced
onion, 1 sliced carrot, and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain, and return stock to
pan. Thicken with 2 ozs. flour creamed with 2 ozs. butter, stirring continu-
ously till thick and creamy. Add 1 teaspoon of curry and a pinch of salt. Just
before serving add 2 ozs. washed cooked rice as a garnish. A little cream may
be added if desired. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME JACQUELINE
To 3 pints rich fish stock in which 1 sliced onion has been boiled, add 2 ozs.
butter previously well creamed together. Stir constantly while soup thickens.
Add seasonings, and a liberal garnish of cooked peas, asparagus tips and
carrots cut julienne style. Prepare a liaison of 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
and 2 eggs. Add just before serving, while soup is very hot but not boiling.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME JEAN-BART
Proceed as above, but for garnish add diced tomatoes, 1 leek cut julienne
style and some macaroni cut in inch pieces.
CREME JOINVILLE
Proceed as for Creme Jacqueline, but for garnish add 4 ozs. crayfish,
2 ozs. truffles, 4 ozs. cooked mushrooms, all cut into very small dice.
CREME JUANITA
Boil 2 ozs. ground rice in 3 pints chicken stock. Add seasonings and 8 ozs.
cream or evaporated milk. Garnish the soup with chopped hard yolks of
eggs and dice of tomatoes. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME JUBILEE
To 3 pints Petite Marmite (page 195), add 1 pint Pure'e of Peas (page 143).
Add a good variety of finely sliced cooked vegetables. (Yield: 10 portions).
CREME LA VALLIERE
Blend 1 pints Cream of Chicken soup with 1 J pints Cream of Celery.
Garnish the soup with diced celery and cubed plain royale.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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CREME LISON
Boil 2 ozs. ground rice, 3 stalks of celery, in 3 pints of chicken stock for
45 minutes. Then strain and return soup to pan. Add seasonings and a liaison
of 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk and 2 eggs. Garnish with small sago.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME MAINTENON
Three parts Cream of Chicken soup, and one part thick Consomme*
Brunoise.
CREME MARIE-LOUISE
Proceed as for Cream of Chicken, using barley flour in place of wheat flour.
Garnish the soup with sliced beans, green peas, sliced young carrots and a little
macaroni cut small.
CREME MARIE-STUART
Proceed as for Creme Marie-Louise, but soup is garnished with carrot balls
same's.
CREME MARQUISE
Garnish 3 pints of Cream of Chicken soup with 2 sliced bananas sprinkled
with lemon juice, and a small cucumber cut into little balls with a vegetable
scoop. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME MATHURINE
To 3 pints rich sole stock add 1 sliced onion, 1 sliced carrot and a large
sprig of parsley. Bring all to boil and thicken with 2 ozs. flour creamed with
2 ozs. butter. Stir till thick and creamy, simmer a further 10 minutes, then
strain the soup and return it to the pan. Add seasonings, a little cooked flaked
salmon and, just before serving, a liaison of 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
and 2 eggs. At the very last moment, add the juice of 1 lemon.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME MILANAISE
To 2 pints Cream of Chicken soup add 1 pint Cream of Tomatoes. Garnish
the soup with ham, truffles and mushrooms, all cut julienne style, and some
macaroni cut in small pieces. (Yield: 8 portions).
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CREME MOGADOR
To 3 pints Cream of Chicken soup add 1 medium pot of Foie Gras Pure'e.
Garnish the soup with slices of chicken breast, tongue and truffles, all cut
julienne style. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME MONTESPAN
To 3 pints Cream of Asparagus add a liberal garnish of cooked tapioca and
young green peas. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME MONTORGUEIL
A Cream of Chicken soup garnished with a julienne of vegetables, sliced
sorrel and chopped chervil.
CREME NELUSKO
To each 3 pints Cream of Chicken soup add 8 ozs. peanut butter. Garnish
the soup with chopped almonds and diced chicken. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME NYMPHES
Proceed as for Creme Jacqueline, adding as garnish plain royalc and frogs'
legs cut into dice. A glass of chablis may be added if desired.
CREME ORTIES
Wash 1 Ib. fresh nettles and place in a pan with 3 pints veal stock, 1 sliced
onion, 1 diced carrot. Bring to the boil and simmer till nettles are tender.
Press all through a sieve and return soup to pan. Add seasoning, and liaison
of 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk and 3 eggs. Garnish the soup with fried
croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
CPvEME OSEILLE A L'AVOINE
To 3 pints veal stock add 3 ozs. rolled oats, 1 large sliced onion, 2 stalks of
celery. Bring all to boil and simmer till oats are cooked. Force all through
a sieve and return to pan. Add seasonings, and 8 ozs. cream or evaporated
milk. Garnish the soup with blanched sorrel. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME PARISIENNE
Cream of Chicken and Cream of Chicory soups mixed. Serve bread cut in
small squares and fried in butter.
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CREME PIERRE-LE-GRAND
Break down the carcases of 4 hazel hens, place in a pan and cover with cold
water, together with 1 sliced onion, 1 sliced carrot, 2 stalks of celery, and
a bouquet garni. Bring all to the boil, and simmer for 1| hours. Strain the
stock and return it to the pan, re-boil, and add 2 ozs. flour and 2 ozs. butter
previously well creamed together. Stir constantly till soup thickens and be-
comes creamy. Taste for seasoning. Add 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
blended with 2 eggs, but do not allow soup to boil once the liaison is added.
Garnish the soup with cooked mushrooms, carrots and celery, all cut julienne
style. Just before serving, add a glass of vodka. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME PETIT-DUG
Proceed as for Pierre-le-Grand, but use 6 woodcock carcases instead of the
hazel hens. Garnish soup with dice of plain royale, adding a glass of brandy
just before serving.
CREME RE~GENCE
Prepare 3 pints of Cream of Chicken soup, thickened with barley flour
instead of wheat flour. Garnish the soup with small dice of crayfish, cocks'
combs, and a little pearl barley. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME REINE MAGADOUR
Prepare 3 pints of Cream of Chicken soup. Beat into this one large pot
of Foie Gras Pure"e. Garnish with slices of ox tongue and chicken breast cut
julienne style. Add a glass of kummel before serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
Note. This soup should not be confused with Crime Mogador, which contains
truffle but does not contain kummel.
CREME SAINT-GERMAIN
Boil 3 Ibs. fresh shelled garden peas in 3 pints of veal stock, to which add
1 shredded onion, salt and pepper. When peas are tender, press all through
a very fine sieve till only the pea skins are left. Return the puree to pan and
bring to boil.
Blend together 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk with 2 well-beaten eggs.
Remove soup from direct heat and add the liaison. Serve with tiny sprigs of
fresh mint floating on the soup. Do not cook mint with the soup.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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CREME SAINT-HUBERT
To each 3 pints of rich mixed game stock, add 1 sliced leek, 1 sliced carrot,
2 stalks of celery, and a sprig of thyme. Bring to boil and simmer for 1 J hours.
Strain stock and return to pan. Re-boil and add 2 ozs. flour well blended with
2 ozs. butter. Stir constantly till soup is thick and creamy. Season to taste.
Add 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk, blended with 2 well-beaten eggs. Re-
move from direct heat. Garnish with truffles and add a glass of brandy just
before serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME SANTE"
Prepare 3 pints Cream of Potato soup with veal stock. Garnish the soup
with shredded sorrel and chopped chervil. Serve with thin crisp toast.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME SE" VIGNE"
Blend together \\ pints Cream of Chicken soup with \\ pints Cream of
Lettuce soup. Garnish with blanched shredded lettuce and very small dice of
chicken. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME SICILIENNE
To each 2 pints Cream of Tomato soup add 1 pint chicken stock which
has been thickened with tapioca flour. Add 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk,
and a garnish of cooked pearl sago. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME SOUBISE
Boil 3 Ibs. sliced onions in 2 pints veal stock. When tender, press through
a sieve. Return to pan, add salt and pepper, and bring to boil. Add 8 ozs.
cream or evaporated milk blended with 2 well-beaten eggs. Remove soup
from direct heat as soon as liaison is added. Serve at once.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME VELOUTE"
: To 2 pints of rich chicken stock add 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk.
Season to taste with salt, pepper, and celery salt.
Pour the boiling stock and cream on 6 well-beaten egg yolks, diluted with
the same bulk of luke-warm chicken stock. Heat (but do not boil) and serve
in cups.
N. B. To obtain 2 pints of rich chicken stock, 4 pints of ordinary chicken
stock should be rapidly boiled till it is reduced to 2 pints, so concentrating
the goodness of 4 pints of ordinary chicken stock into half its volume.
CREME VICHYSOISSE
6 ozs. leeks, sliced 3 pints chicken stock
2 ozs. onions, sliced salt and pepper
2 Ibs. potatoes, sliced 2 ozs. butter
8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk 2 eggs
Cook the leeks and onions in the butter until soft, but do not brown. Then
add the sliced potatoes and chicken stock, cooking for 30 minutes. Force all
through a fine sieve. Season with salt and pepper. Blend cream and eggs and
add to soup. Do not allow to boil once the cream is added. Just before serving,
add a garnish of chopped chives, watercress and parsley.
This soup may be served cold, with finely chopped mint as a garnish added
at least 10 minutes before serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME VIVIANE
Prepare 3 pints of rich Cream of Chicken soup. Garnish with dice of arti-
choke bottoms, truffles and carrots. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME WALDEZE
Proceed as for Creme Sicilienne. Do not garnish with sago, but serve with
finely grated cheese.
CREME WASHINGTON
Prepare 3 pints of Cream of Sweet Corn. Garnish with a little fresh sweet
corn. Add before serving 1 glass of whisky, 1 glass of port.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CREME WINDSOR
Prepare 3 pints of Cream of Rice with rich veal stock. Add a sprinkling of
thyme, and garnish with calves' feet cut julienne style. Serve with chopped
hard yolk of egg. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREME XAVIER
Prepare 3 pints of Cream of Rice with rich full-flavoured chicken stock.
Garnish with dice of plain royale and breast of chicken. (Yield: 8 portions).
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CRME ZINGARI
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Cream of Veal soup, garnished with diced plain and tomato royale,
together with very small dice of truffles.
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FISH SOUPS AND BISQUES
LET those who prefer a tasty nourishing soup, which is not fattening, choose
from the very wide range offish soups. One wonders why fish soups are not
more popular, because in cooking fish invariably the fish stock, with all its
nourishment, is thrown away! There is endless variety to choose from, the
Bisques, Fish Stews, Cream Soups, and the clear broth of Court Bouillon,
with all its possibilities.
That left-over cold fish can invariably be turned into a rich cream of fish
soup; and even the humble can of salmon can be made to go all the further
when turned into a Cream of Salmon soup.
Nowadays, nearly any thickened fish soup is called a bisque, owing to lack
of the correct teaching. Originally, the shells of the particular fish were pound-
ed in a mortar, to obtain the reddened colour of the bisque. Way back in the
very early days of French cookery, these soups contained bisets (or wood
pigeon). The bird has since flown, but the shell fish remains.
As for the ever-popular Bouillabaisse, Thackeray has sung its praises:
This Bouillabaisse a noble dish is,
A sort of soup, or broth, or stew,
Or hotchpotch of all sorts ofjishes,
That Greenwich never could outdo;
Green herbs, red peppers, mussels, saffron,
Soles, onions, garlic, roach and dace
All these you eat at Errl's tavern,
In that one dish of bouillabaisse.
This is not a very complete recipe for such a noble fish stew probably
because of the limitations of rhyme.
In all cases where clams are featured large mussels will do, if needs must,
where fresh or canned clams are unobtainable.
BISQUE OF CRAB
1 large cock crab 1 teaspoon salt
1 pint cold water dash of pepper
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2 ozs. butter dash of cayenne
2 ozs. flour 2 pints milk
Remove meat from freshly cooked crab. Place claws and shell into pan
with cold water. Simmer for 20 minutes. Strain. Melt butter, add flour, salt
and pepper. Add scalded milk gradually, stirring constantly. Cook 3 minutes.
Add crab liquid. Then add crab meat cut in dice. Serve with croutons.
(Yield: 8 portions).
BISQUE OF CRAB AND TOMATO
2 ozs. butter i teaspoon salt
2 ozs. flour i teaspoon pepper
2 pints milk 8 ozs. flaked crab meat
1 pint tomato juice
Melt butter in the top of a double boiler and add flour and blend. Add
milk gradually and cook until thickened. Add seasonings and crab meat.
A few minutes before serving heat tomato juice in another pan. When hot,
and ready to serve, add tomato juice gradually to first mixture. Serve im-
mediately. (Yield: 8 portions).
BISQUE OF CRAYFISH
See Bisque of Lobster (below), using crayfish.
BISQUE OF LOBSTER
1 large (2\ Ib.) lobster, boiled 2 ozs. butter
1 pint cold water 2 ozs. flour
1 quart milk 1 teaspoon salt
paprika
Remove meat from shell and cut in cubes; break body and claws, cover
with cold water, bring slowly to a boil and simmer \ hour; drain, add stock
to milk and scald. Melt 2 ozs. butter and stir in flour; gradually stir in hot
liquid and cook 5 minutes, stirring until smooth and thickened. Add season-
ings and lobster meat, and heat thorough/. (Approximate yield: 6 portions).
BISQUE OF MUSSELS
Clean well 3 pints of mussels. Cook them in a little water with a sliced
onion, a crushed clove of garlic, and 1 large bay leaf. Drain off liquor and
reduce to pint; combine with 2 pints of milk, scald, and thicken with 2 ozs.
butter and 2 ozs. flour previously well creamed together. Add mussels removed
from shells and free from beard. Colour with saffron and add a large glass
of white wine. Serve with a flick of freshly chopped parsley.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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BISQUE NORMANDE
This is really a Bisque of Shrimps. A plentiful garnish of small shrimps is
added.
BISQUE OF OYSTERS
Place 24 oysters in a pan and barely cover with water; bring to the boil.
Take out the oysters (saving the liquor), pull off the beards and hard muscles.
Place the hard muscles in a pan with 2 whiting cut up, 1 carrot, 2 stalks of
celery, a blade of mace and a sprig of thyme. Boil all together in 2 quarts
of rich fish stock, adding a glass of white wine. Simmer for an hour; then
strain, and thicken with a little white roux (about 3 ozs.). Season, and add
1 pint of cream and a little lemon juice. Pour on to the fleshy parts of the
oysters, which have been kept back for the purpose. (Yield: 8 portions).
BISQUE OF PRAWNS
8 OK. cooked prawns 1 oz. minced onion
2 ozs. butter 1 oz. diced carrot
2 ozs. flour 2 ozs. diced celery
1 cup sauterne wine 2 ozs. chopped mushroom
salt and cayenne pepper 1 pint fish stock
1 pint milk
Shell and clean prawns and chop fine. Melt butter, add prawns and vege-
tables, and cook slowly for 5 minutes. Add stock and milk and boil rill tender
(about 20 minutes). Put through a sieve and thicken with flour mixed with
a little milk. Season to taste, add sauterne, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
BISQUE OF SALMON
2 ozs. butter 2 pints scalded milk
2 ozs. flour 8 ozs. canned or fresh cooked
1 small onion, minced salmon
2 teaspoons salt 2 ozs. cooked peas
i teaspoon pepper whipped cream
Melt butter, add onion and simmer 5 minutes; do not brown. Blend in
flour, salt and pepper, add milk gradually, stirring constantly. Heat to boiling
and cook 3 minutes. Remove skin and bone from salmon and rub through
a sieve with peas. Add to milk mixture, re-heat and serve at once, garnished
with whipped cream. (Yield: 6 portions).
BISQUE OF SHRIMPS
Sec Bisque of Prawns, substituting shrimps. Three pints will yield 8 portions.
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BISQUE OF TOMATO (Mock)
2 pints milk 2 teaspoons sugar
2 ozs. dry breadcrumbs sprig of parsley
1 pt. fresh or canned tomatoes i bay leaf
J onion i teaspoon salt
2 cloves i teaspoon pepper
2 ozs. butter
Scald milk with breadcrumbs. Cook tomatoes with onion, cloves, sugar,
parsley, bay leaf, salt, pepper and butter for 15 minutes. Force through a sieve.
Add tomatoes to milk and serve at once with croutons or crisp cracker
biscuits. (Yield: 8 portions).
BISQUE OF TUNA AND TOMATO
1 can tuna fish 2 ozs. butter
2 tablespoons minced parsley 2 ozs. flour
2 ozs. diced onion 1J teaspoons salt
i pint cooked tomatoes dash cayenne
1 pint water 2 pints milk
Shred tuna, add oil from tuna, parsley, onion, tomatoes and water. Heat
to boiling and simmer 20 minutes. Strain. Blend butter, flour, salt and cayenne;
add milk gradually, stirring constantly and cook until smooth and thickened.
Add tuna mixture, blend and serve at once. (Yield: 8 portions).
BOUILLABAISSE
Bouillabaisse in its home fishing port of Marseilles was originally a fisher-
man's soupy fish stew made from the undersized and less desirable creatures
out of the nets, not wordi taking to market the smallest lobsters, useless
crabs, conger eel, rock fish, little John Dorys, mullet, and a number of
miscellaneous Mediterranean fish. The greater the variety, the better the
bouillabaisse.
The fish are put into boiling water with herbs, minced garlic and onion,
and tomato pure"e, and, as the Provencal word indicates, boul abtisso "boil
up and stop"; they are cooked only about 10 minutes. They are finished
off with a pinch of saffron to make the broth yellow. Bouillabaisse is not
successful when made in small quantities, as the bigger the quantity, the
greater the variety offish that can be used. Recipes follow:
CREOLE BOUILLABAISSE
1 Ib. red snapper (in slices) 3 cloves of garlic
1 Ib. red fish (in slices) 1 small lemon (very thinly sliced)
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i Ib. tomatoes 3 bay leaves
J Ib. onions, sliced parsley, in sprigs, 3
herb bouquet thyme, in sprigs, 3
3 glasses white wine a little allspice
3 tablespoons olive oil salt, pepper, cayenne
pinch of saffron
Boil the head of red snapper in 2 to 3 pints cold water with herb bouquet,
1 sliced onion, continue boiling rill liquid is reduced to no more than 1 pint.
Strain, and put aside.
Mince all herbs, garlic and allspice very fine. Salt and pepper fish slices
and rub herb mixture into them. Heat oil and J Ib. sliced onions, lay in fish
slices, cover closely and cook gently 10 minutes, turning the slices to cook
both sides. Take up the fish, add tomatoes, wine and sliced lemon and strained
fish liquor to pan, season, and bring all to boil. Now lay in the fish slices, add
saffron, simmer a further 5 minutes, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
LANDLUBBER'S BOUILLABAISSE
Melt 4 ozs. butter in a pan, add 8 ozs. each chopped spinach, leeks, potatoes,
and cook without browning until soft. Then add 3 pints boiling water. Season
to taste, add a sprig each of parsley, thyme and fennel and teaspoon powdered
saffron. Cover all and simmer for 45 minutes. Then add an 8 oz. can of
lobster, bring to boiling point, and finally poach 1 egg in the soup for each
person. Four ounces of cooked tomato may be added when soup is half
cooked, if it is desired to change the colour from yellow to orange.
(Yield: 8 portions).
BOUILLABAISSE MARSEILLAISE
This is a name given to any bouillabaisse when it is required to convey
that the soup is really a good rich fish stew, made to the nearest approach
to bouillabaisse as made at Marseilles.
BAKED OYSTER SOUP
3 pints rich milk 12 salted cracker biscuits, crushed
1 ozs. butter salt and pepper
1 stalk celery, diced 3 dozen oysters
Bring milk to a boil. Add butter, celery and cracker crumbs. Season with
salt and pepper. Drop in the oysters, 2 or 3 at a time, and as soon as the milk
is almost ready to boil again pour into a large casserole and put in the oven.
Let brown. Stir under, and brown again until the dish has become a golden
brown three times. Serve immediately. (Yield: 6 portions).
N.B. Oilier oyster soup recipes are given on pages 108 and 109.
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BOSTON OYSTER CHOWDER
36 oysters (small) 1 oz. flour
6 potatoes, sliced thin 1 J teaspoons salt
1 onion, sliced thin | teaspoon pepper
pint water 2 pints milk
1 oz. butter 3 cream crackers
Drain oysters and remove any particles of shell. Strain liquor through a fine
wire sieve. Boil potatoes and onion in oyster liquor and water until tender,
but not mushy. Melt butter, blend in flour, salt and pepper, add milk gradual-
ly, stirring constantly. Add oysters and cook 2 minutes. Combine with
potatoes and onion and liquor in which they have been cooked. Add additional
seasoning if necessary. Place cream crackers in the hot tureen. Pour chowder
over them and serve. (Yield: 6 portions).
N.B. Other fish chowder in earlier section, page 59 et seq.
SOFT CLAM SOUP, SALEM
Remove the bellies from 2 dozen clams and put the remainder, with their
juice, in a casserole. Add 2 pints of water, a bouquet garni, and some salt;
bring to a boil, and strain over the clam bellies, which have been placed in
a vessel. Bring to a boil again and add 1 pint of thick cream and 2 ounces of
butter. When butter is melted, season with salt and a little cayenne pepper,
and serve in a tureen. Serve broken crackers separately.
CODFISH SOUP
See Cod's Head Soup, using 2 Ibs. flaked cod fish in place of the cod's
head.
COD'S HEAD SOUP
2 ozs. butter thyme, salt and pepper
4 ozs. chopped onion 1 large cod's head
2 ozs. flour 6 ozs. sliced tomatoes
1 teaspoon curry powder 1 bay leaf
2 sprigs parsley
Fry onion to a golden brown in butter, add flour mixed with curry and
put in cod's head. Cover with water, add tomatoes and herbs, and simmer
gently for 2 or 3 hours. Strain through a fine sieve, season to taste and serve
with fried croutons. This is a really economical soup.
COURT BOUILLON
4 Ibs. white fish (bones, heads or 1 stalk celery, chopped
trimmings) 6 peppercorns
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1 grated carrot 1 bay leaf
1 grated onion 2 large sprigs parsley
Salt to taste
Place all ingredients in a pan and cover well with cold water. Bring to the
boil and simmer 45 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve and use as required.
White wine may be added.
CHILLED COURT BOUILLON
1 pint court bouillon pinch of pepper
(rich fish stock) dash of Worcestershire sauce
4 ozs. shredded cooked fish 3 drops tabasco sauce
(pike, bass, trout or salmon) 2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 oz. grated onion watercress
pinch of salt whipped cream
Combine all ingredients except the garnish and chill until firm. Break up
with a fork and serve in chilled bouillon cups. Garnish with watercress and
whipped cream. (Yield: 4 portions).
JELLIED: Soften 2 teaspoons powdered gelatine in i cup of court bouillon
5 minutes. Heat remaining bouillon to boiling, add gelatine and stir until
dissolved. Chill. Use shredded crab, lobster or shrimp, instead of fish.
CREOLE COURT BOUILLON (Chilled)
2 ozs. butter J clove garlic, minced
2 ozs. flour 3 cloves, 1 sprig thyme
1 Ib. fish, flaked 2 bay leaves
2 ozs. tomatoes juice of 1 lemon
2 pints water 1 teaspoon salt
1 green pepper, chopped J teaspoon pepper
1 small onion, grated i teaspoon cayenne
dash of tabasco sauce
Melt fat, add flour and brown slightly. Add remaining ingredients, bring
to the boil, and simmer for 45 minutes. Strain, chill and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CRAB CHOWDER
See recipe on page 62. Three ozs. salt pork may be substituted for the three
slices unsmoked bacon therein.
CRAYFISH SOUP SUPREME
Take equal parts of Cream of Asparagus soup and Cream of Mushroom
soup (1J pints of each). Place them in a pan with 1 can of crayfish or 8 ozs.
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diced fresh crayfish (free from all bones). Bring all to the boil and add 1 glass
of sherry just before serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
CREAM OF HALIBUT SOUP
8 ozs. cooked halibut 1 oz. butter
2 pints milk (or 1 pint milk and 1 oz. flour
1 pint halibut stock) pinch of pepper
1 slice of onion 1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Flake the halibut, remove skin and bones, and rub through a coarse sieve.
Heat milk and onion to scalding, remove onion. Melt butter, blend in flour,
pepper and salt; add milk gradually, stirring constantly. Add halibut, and
cook until smooth and slightly thickened. It is best to prepare the soup in
a double boiler, but it can be made over direct heat if care is taken not to
scorch or boil. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF MUSSELS
8 ozs. cooked mussels (very 1 slice of onion
finely chopped) 1 oz. butter
2 pints milk (or half milk 1 oz. flour
and half fish stock) pinch of pepper
1 teaspoon salt
Heat milk and onion to scalding, remove onion. Melt butter, blend in
flour, pepper and salt; add milk gradually, stirring constantly. Add mussels,
and cook until smooth and slightly thickened. It is best to prepare the soup
in a double boiler, but it can be made over direct heat if care is taken not to
scorch or boil. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF PLAICE
12 ozs. cooked plaice (white 1 oz. butter
skin side) 1 oz. flour
2 pints milk (or half milk and pinch of pepper
half plaice stock) 1 teaspoon salt
1 slice onion chopped fennel
Flake the plaice, remove skin and bones, and rub through a coarse sieve.
Heat milk and onion to scalding, remove onion. Melt butter, blend in flour,
pepper, and salt; add milk gradually, stirring constantly. Add plaice, and
cook until smooth and slightly thickened. It is best to prepare the soup in
a double boiler, but it can be made over direct heat if care is taken not to
scorch or boil. Fennel should be added last. (Yield: 6 portions).
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CREAM OF SALMON
8 ozs. salmon (fresh cooked) 1 oz. butter
2 pints milk (or half milk and 1 oz. flour
half salmon stock) pinch of pepper
1 slice of onion 1 teaspoon salt
Flake salmon, remove skin and bones and rub through a coarse sieve. Heat
milk and onion to scalding, remove onion. Melt butter, blend in flour, pepper,
and salt; add milk gradually, stirring constantly. Add salmon, and cook until
smooth and slightly thickened. It is best to prepare the soup in a double
boiler, but it can be made over direct heat if care is taken not to scorch or
boil. 1 teaspoon of lemon juice may be added if desired. (Yield: 6 portions).
CREAM OF TURBOT
12 ozs. turbot (freshly cooked) 1 oz. butter
2 pints milk (or half milk and 1 oz. flour
half turbot stock) pinch of pepper
1 slice of onion 1 teaspoon salt
chopped fennel
Flake the turbot, remove skin and bones, and rub through a coarse sieve.
Heat milk and onion scalding, remove onion. Melt butter, blend in flour,
pepper, and salt; add milk gradually, stirring constantly. Add turbot, and
cook until smooth and slightly thickened. It is best to prepare the soup in
a double boiler, but it can be made over direct heat if care is taken not to
scorch or boil. Fennel should be added last. (Yield: 6 portions).
DUBLIN PRAWN SOUP
3 pints court bouillon 2 ozs. flour
24 Dublin prawns 2 eggs
4 ozs. butter 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
1 dessert-spoon chopped parsley and seasoning
Shell prawns and pound them to a paste in a mortar with 2 ozs. of the
butter. Bring court bouillon to the boil, add butter and flour previously
well creamed together, and stir till thick and creamy. Work in prawn paste
a little at a time. Blend well and draw soup away from direct heat. Blend
eggs and cream together, add to soup and serve at once with finely chopped
parsley. (Yield: 8 portions).
EEL SOUP
Skin and cut up in small pieces 2 Ibs. of eel.'sprinkle with salt and set aside
for 1 hour. Rinse the eel and boil in 3 pints of court bouillon for 20 minutes,
or until done. Season to taste. Just before serving, add 4 yolks of egg beaten
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with J pint offish stock. Stir well till thickened, but on no account allow the
soup to boil once the yolks are added. (Yield: 8 portions).
FISH MULLIGAN
1 Ib. any firm lean fish 1 oz. uncooked rice
4 large potatoes 2 green peppers, diced
2 large onions 2 ozs. diced bacon or salt pork
3 pints hot water (or fish stock) 2 tablespoons minced parsley
salt and pepper
Cut fish into chunks, slice potatoes and onions J inch thick. Place in a pan,
add water and bring to a boil. Add rice, green peppers, bacon or salt pork.
Simmer about 30 minutes or until tender. Add parsley and a few small slices
of dry bread. Left-over vegetables, such as beans or peas, may be added.
Season to taste. Bring to a boil. (Yield: 8 portions).
FISH POTAGE
1 onion (grated) 3 pints seasoned court bouillon
2 ozs. tomatoes (pulped 1 oz. butter
6 ozs. white fish (flaked) 2 eggs
6 oysters (chopped) 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Simmer onion in butter till golden brown. Add tomatoes, flaked fish,
oysters and court bouillon. Simmer all till fish is a pulp. Press all through
a sieve. Return to pan, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Beat together
eggs and cream and add to soup. Heat for '. moment till soup thickens, but
Ho not let <'boiL Serve with toast. (Yield: 8 portions).
FISH PURE~E
1 small onion, minced 2 teaspoons salt
2 pints milk i teaspoon pepper
2 ozs. butter 1 Ib. cooked fish (cod, hake
2 ozs. flour or the like)
dash of paprika
Scald minced onion in milk. Melt butter, blend in flour, salt and pepper,
add milk gradually, stirring constantly. Force fish through a sieve and add
to sauce. Serve hot, garnish with paprika. (Yield: 6 portions).
FISH SOUP
1 Ib. white fish (cod, hake 1 pint milk
or haddock) 1 pint water (or fish stock)
J Ib. potatoes, sliced 1 oz. butter
1 onion grated seasoning to taste
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Cut fish into neat pieces. Melt butter in a pan, put in vegetables and toss
lightly over fire for a few minutes. Then add the fish and water, and cook
slowly till tender. Rub the soup through a sieve, return to the pan, add the
milk and seasoning. Boil up again and serve. A little chopped parsley will
improve the soup if added just before serving. (Yield: 6 portions).
FISH AND POTATO CHOWDER
1 Ib. haddock 1 can evaporated milk
5 potatoes 2 pints water (or fish stock)
1 onion, sliced 2 ozs. butter
salt and pepper
Wash haddock; cut into small pieces. Pare potatoes, cut into small pieces
and boil 5 minutes. Add sliced onion and fish. Cook until fish is done, about
20 minutes. Add milk, water (or stock) and butter. Season with salt and
pepper. Heat. (Yield: 6 portions)
FROG SOUP (Frog Soup a 1'Italienne)
10 pairs frogs' legs, skinned 1 pear, sliced . ^|
1 turnip, grated 2 pints warm water
1 small head lettuce, chopped i oz. chopped parsley
a little salt
Put all ingredients together in a pan, bring to boiling point, and simmer for
45 minutes. Thicken with sifted breadcrumbs.
Tomatoes or garlic may be added sparingly to add flavour a 1'Italienne.
HADDOCK SOUP
See Fish Soup. Use 1 Ib. of haddock, and a good fish stock.
li Ib. neck of beef 1 large turnip
1 Ib. of eel ; sage (a pinch) >
1 Ib. pears tarragon (a pinch)
2 egg yolks thyme (a pinch)^
seasoning J Ib. sorrel
1 onion, sliced J Ib. green peas
2 small carrots, sliced $ Ib. cauliflower '
1 glass white wine
Skin and bone eel, cut in small pieces, sprinkle with salt and let it stand
for 1 or 2 hours. Cut beef into small cubes, put in saucepan and cover with
3 pints water. Bring to the boil and skim. Add turnip, carrot, sorrel and
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herbs and seasonings, and simmer for 1 to 2 hours. Add the peas and cauli-
flower. Boil till peas and cauliflower are tender.
Put eel in a saucepan, cover with water and sliced onion and salt and
pepper, bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes, or until eel is tender.
Remove the pieces of eel, strain the stock into the meat stock and simmer
another 10 minutes.
Just before serving, add the sliced pears cooked iu white wine, and the
2 yolks of egg well whisked with an equal volume of stock. (Yield: 8 portions).
LOBSTER SOUP
1 large lobster 2 ozs. butter
2 pints good fish stock 2 ozs. flour
1 pint milk 2 sprigs thyme
2 stalks, celery, diced 2 sprigs parsley
1 onion, minced 1 small carrot
Melt butter and fry vegetables till a light brown, add flour, and then
slowly add the stock. Shell lobster and add broken shell to soup and simmer
\ hour with herbs. Meanwhile, dice lobster meat and heat in the milk. Strain
soup into lobster and milk, blend well, and serve. A little anchovy essence
may be added if desired. (Yield: 8 portions).
LOBSTER SOUP SUPREME
Combine 1J pints Cream of Asparagus soup with 1J pints Cream of
Mushroom soup. Add to this 8 ozs. diced fresh lobster. Heat, but do not boil
the soup. Add one glass of sherry just before serving.
The above description is a quick and easy way to prepare this soup when
small quantities of the two soups are ready and at hand. The longer process
would be to take the ingredients given for these two soups and prepare
them first, adding the lobster at the right stage. (Yield: 8 portions).
LOBSTER STEW
2 ozs. butter salt, pepper
2 ozs. flour i teaspoon sugar
2 pints milk (in which pounded 8 ozs. lobster meat
lobster shell has been cooked) 2 egg yolks if desired
Melt butter, add flour, stirring well until smooth. Add milk gradually.
Cook for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Season. Add
obster meat cut into small pieces. The stew should have the consistency of
a fairly thick white sauce. Egg yolk added to the stew just before serving
gives a nice colour and richer flavour. The stew must not boil after the yolk
has been added. (Yield: 6 portions).
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MUSSEL SOUP
1 qt. fresh mussels 2 ozs. rice
1 onion, grated 2 ozs. vermicelli
1 bleached leek, shredded 2 ozs. chopped tomato
1 bay leaf pinch of saffron
1 oz. butter salt and pepper
Put mussels in a pan and cover with water, add onion and bay leaf. Bring
to boil and simmer for a few minutes till shells open, then strain off the
liquid and save. Remove mussels from shells. Put butter in a pan and when
hot add leek and cook rill brown. Add the water in which the mussels were
cooked, add rice and saffron, and cook 15 minutes. Then add vermicelli, and
cook a further 15 minutes, or until tender. Add mussels and tomato to soup
a few minutes before serving. Taste for seasoning and serve. (Yield: 6 portions).
OYSTER SOUP
24 cooking oysters 1 pint milk (scalded)
1 pint hot water 1 oz. butter
seasoning to taste
Drain liquor from oysters, add it to water with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Bring all to the boil, add oysters and cook until oysters ruffle at edges, but
no more than 5 minutes. Then add hot milk. Add butter, season to taste
and serve at once, with cracker biscuits. (Yield: 4 portions).
OYSTER SOUP (Creole)
36 cooking oysters 1 onion (grated)
2 ozs. butter teaspoon of minced parsley
1 oz. flour 1 pint water (boiling)
salt and pepper to taste
Melt half the butter in a pan, add flour, and cook till the roux is brown,
stirring constantly to prevent burning. Add onion and parsley. Drain liquor
from oysters, add to boiling water and stir in roux until smooth and creamy.
Season to taste, add oysters and butter. Hold heat for one minute and serve
at once with cracker biscuits. (Yield: 4 portions).
OYSTER AND PEANUT SOUP
24 cooking oysters 8 ozs. peanut butter
2 pints rich court bouillon 1 ozs. flour
salt, pepper and cayenne
Mix flour with peanut butter, add to boiling court bouillon, and stir
constantly till smooth and creamy. Five minutes before serving, add the
oysters and season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Four ozs. cream or evapo-
rated milk added last thing will enrich this luscious soup. (Yield: 6 portions).
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OYSTER SOUP (Family Style)
Boil 2 dozen oysters with their juice. In a separate vessel boil 1 quart of
milk and 1 pint of cream. Put both together and add 2 ozs. of butter, and
salt and pepper. Before serving, stir in some fine cut chives and cup of
broken crackers.
OYSTER STEW
36 oysters 1 tablespoon minced parsley
2 pints milk dash of onion salt or juice
1 oz. butter salt and pepper
Strain oyster liquor into saucepan; heat but do not boil. Heat milk in
double boiler; stir in hot oyster liquor. Add butter and seasonings and oysters.
When oysters ruffle at edges, serve at once. (Yield: 6 portions).
SALMON, CREAM OF
See Cream of Salmon (page 104), and other cream offish soups.
SALMON AND PEA CHOWDER
2 ozs. salt pork 2 teaspoons salt
1 medium onion (sliced) 8 ozs. flaked canned salmon
8 ozs. potato slices, i in. thick 8 ozs. cooked peas
14 pints boiling water 1 pint milk
Dice pork, add onion and saute until a golden brown. Add potatoes and
boiling water and cook until potatoes are tender. Add remaining ingredients,
heat to boiling and serve hot. (Yield: 8 portions).
SEA FOOD SOUP (or Bouquet of the Sea)
8 ozs. lobster meat 1 oz. butter
4 ozs. peeled shrimps 1 oz. flour
8 ozs. white fish, flaked salt, pepper and cayenne
1 onion, grated 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
1 carrot, grated 1 egg
1 stalk celery, chopped 2 pints rich court bouillon
The 2 pints court bouillon should, of course, be the liquor in which the
lobster, shrimps and white fish were cooked. Melt butter in pan and cook
all vegetables till a light golden brown, add flour and cook 2 minutes more.
Bring fish stock to boil, add vegetable mixture, stirring constantly till smooth
and creamy. Add diced lobster meat, shrimps and flaked fish. Season to taste.
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Blend egg with cream and add just before serving, but do not allow soup to
re-boil.
A glass of white wine will improve the soup. (Yield: 7 portions).
SHRIMP CHOWDER
2 ozs. salt pork, cut in cubes 2 teaspoons salt
1 onion, chopped i teaspoon pepper
2 pints boiling water (or fish 1 pint milk
stock) 8 ozs. shrimps, peeled
2 ozs. diced celery 1 oz. butter
12 ozs. potatoes, diced 1 oz. flour
Fry salt pork carefully, taking care not to scorch it. When crisp, strain
meat, add onion and cook to a light yellow. Add water or fish stock, and
celery, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add potatoes and seasonings and cook
until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Add milk and shrimps and heat
to scalding; add fat and flour which have been creamed together, continue
heating 3 or 4 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep smooth.
(Yield: 6 portions).
SHRIMP SOUP (Family Style)
Add to 1 quart offish broth 1 pound of picked shrimps, and bring to the
boil. Then add 1 cup of boiling cream, season with salt and pepper and
chopped parsley, add \ cup of broken crackers, and 2 ounces of butter. It
is ready to serve when the butter is melted.
SKATE SOUP
Fillet 2 Ibs. of skate. Place the bones in a saucepan with 3 pints of water,
1 sliced onion, 2 stalks of celery, 1 bay leaf and 2 sprigs of parsley. Boil till
reduced to 2 pints, and strain. Return stock to pan, add the fillets of skate cut
in small -pieces, and cook till tender. Add 1 pint thick cream sauce and season
to taste. Lastly, blend 2 eggs with 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk, and stir
into the soup. Hold heat for 5 minutes, but do not allow the soup to boil.
Serve with a flick of chopped fresh parsley. (Yield: 8 portions).
SMOKED FISH CHOWDER
Dice J Ib. salt pork and brown. Add 2 ozs. diced onion and cook until
tender. Add 4 large potatoes, diced; 1 bay leaf; i teaspoon pepper and water
to cover. Cook until potatoes are almost tender. Add 2 pints milk and 1J Ibs.
smoked fillet of haddock, flaked; heat to boiling and simmer 10 minutes.
(Yield: 6 portions).
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SNAPPER SOUP
2 IBs. knuckle of veal 2 ozs. flour
2 ozs. butter 4 pints beef broth, or stock.
2 onions, grated 4 ozs. strained tomatoes
2 stalks celery, chopped 1 snapper turtle meat, cut
2 carrots, grated small
J teaspoon thyme 2 glasses of sherry
J teaspoon marjoram dash tabasco sauce
2 cloves, 1 bay leaf 2 slices lemon
salt and pepper 1 hard-cooked egg, chopped
Cut veal into pieces. Place in a roasting pan with butter, onions, celery,
carrots, thyme, marjoram, cloves, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bake in hot oven
until browned. Remove from oven and add flour, mixing well, and cook
30 minutes longer. Pour browned mixture into a large pan, add broth and
tomatoes and simmer 3J hours. Combine snapper meat with sherry, salt,
tabasco sauce and lemon, and simmer 10 minutes. Strain soup and combine
the two mixtures. Add chopped egg and remaining sherry and serve imme-
diately. (Yield: 8 portions).
TOMATO FISH CHOWDER
See Fish Chowder (recipe on page 59), and add 8 ozs. fresh or canned
tomatoes.
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POTAGES
POTAGE: A species of food made of meat boiled to softness in liquids, usually
with some fresh or dried vegetables, oatmeal or barley.
POTAGE A L'ANGLAISE
Put in pan 2 pounds of lean mutton, and 1 pound of barley. Cover with
water, season with salt, add a bouquet garni, and boil for 2 hours. Then
remove the bouquet and the meat, strain through a fine sieve, add 1 cup of
boiling thick cream, 3 ounces of butter, and a little cayenne pepper.
POTAGE AU LAIT
Set 1 quart of milk over the fire in a clean saucepan. Beat well the yolks
of 2 eggs with a teaspoonful of flour, sufficient sugar to sweeten, and a pinch
of salt. Just before the milk boils, stir these in. If, after the eggs are put in,
the soup is allowed to boil, it will curdle. All milk soups are made in the
above manner, and varied by adding any preferred flavour, such as vanilla,
lemon, laurel-leaves, almonds, cinnamon, chocolate, etc. A savoury soup may
also be made with onions, previously stewed in butter. They should be put
into the boiling milk widi pepper and salt for 10 minutes before serving.
(Yield: 5 portions).
POTAGE ALBERT
Two-thirds Purde of Potato soup, and one-third very thick Consomme*
Julienne.
POTAGE ALEXANDRA
Hah Veloute" of Chicken and half Cream of Potatoes.
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POTAGE ALLEMAND
Prepare 3 pints Tapioca Soup (which see), garnish with 2 ozs. cooked peas,
2 ozs. diced French beans, 2 ozs. diced carrot and 2 ozs. asparagus tips.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE AME"RICAIN
Put in a pan 1 onion, 1 leek, and a little celery, and simmer in 3 ounces of
butter until soft. Then add 2 tablespoons of flour and simmer again. Now
add 2 peeled and cut up tomatoes, a bouquet garni and 2 pints of stock, and
boil till well done. Remove the bouquet garni and strain the remainder
through a fine sieve. Season with salt and pepper. Before serving, add 1 cup
of cream and 2 cups of plain boiled rice. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE ANDALOUSE
To Veloute of Beef add some cooked tapioca.
POTAGE ARLEQUIN
Slice 2 carrots, 2 beets, 2 turnips, and add a pound of shelled new peas.
Put all in a pan, cover with 2 quarts of water, season with salt, add about
3 pounds of cut-up veal bones, bring to a boil, and skim. Then cover, and
cook until soft. Remove the veal bones, and strain the remainder through
a fine sieve. Then return to pan, and if too thick add a little bouillon, chicken
broth or stock. Bring to a boil, season with salt and pepper, and stir in 3 ounces
of butter. Serve with bread cut in small squares and fried in butter.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE AU MACARONI
Saute" 2 ozs. finely grated onion in 2 ozs. hot butter, add 2 ozs. flour and
stir well. Add this to 3 pints rich beef stock. Boil 2 ozs. macaroni in salt water
till tender, cut into inch pieces and add to soup. Season to taste and serve.
Thyme may be added to this soup, but for myself let me taste the macaroni
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE BAGRATION
Add to Cream of Chicken some boiled macaroni cut in pieces J inch it
length.
POTAGE BOLOGNAIS
Prepare 3 pints Almond Soup (which see), garnish the soup with 2 ozs. well
washed cooked rice and serve sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese. ] '
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE BONNE FEMME
Puree of white beans with julienne of vegetables.
POTAGE A LA BOSTON
Cook 8 ozs. diced potatoes, 8 ozs. diced tomatoes and 2 ozs. okra in 3 pints
veal stock. Blend in 1 oz. butter creamed with 1 oz. flour. Stir constantly
till smooth and creamy. Strain and re-heat. Add seasoning and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE BOUQUETIERE
Consomme, Tapioca and Printanier mixed.
POTAGE BOURGEOIS
In a pan put a fresh brisket of beef, 2 marrow bones, and a handful of salt;
and cover widi cold water. Bring to a boil, skim well, add a small piece of
Savoy cabbage, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 1 piece of celery, 12 stalks of leek tied in
a bunch, a bouquet garni, and a spoonful of whole black peppers. Boil
slowly for about 3 hours; then remove the beef, and take out the leeks
and carrot and cut them in small round pieces. Take the fat off the broth,
and strain the broth over the leeks and carrot. Boil for a few minutes, and
season with salt and pepper. Before serving, add some chopped chervil, and
some bread crusts cut in J inch squares, and fried in butter. The boiled beef
can be used for an entree.
POTAGE BOURRIDE
3 pints lightly seasoned court 2 ozs. flour
bouillon (reduced from 6 1 clove of garlic
pints by rapid boiling) 4 ozs. cream or evap. milk
2 ozs. butter 1 egg
Boil garlic in lightly seasoned rich court bouillon. Add butter and flour
previously well creamed together. Stir constantly till thick and creamy.
Strain and re-heat. Blend cream and egg together. Add to soup last thing.
Serve with a sprinkling of chopped parsley. (Yield: 8 portions).
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POTAGE A LA BRISSE
3 pints chicken stock 8 ozs. mixed puree of vegetables
2 ozs. chicken fat 2 eggs
2 ozs. flour 4 ozs. evaporated milk
8 ozs. creamed potato seasonings to taste
Break down eggs and blend with evaporated milk and mixed vegetable
puree (spinach, tomato, pea, onion), add a little salt and pepper. Pour mixture
into a greased basin and cook in steamer till firm. Cool the vegetable cream
and cut into fancy shapes with small cutters. Boil chicken stock, add to this
the creamed fat and flour, stir constantly till smooth and creamy. Add creamed
potato and beat till smooth. Add vegetable cream garnish and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE BRUNOIS, WITH RICE
To 3 pints of Consomme Brunoise add J Ib. boiled rice. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE CAMBRIDGE
Melt 3 ounces of butter in a pan, add 2 ounces of flour, and allow to simmer
for 5 minutes, or until golden yellow. Add 2 pints of veal broth or stock,
pint of puree of tomatoes and the trimmings of a few fresh mushrooms.
Cook for 20 minutes, strain through sieve and add fine-cut strips of fresh
mushrooms saute'd in butter. A pony of dry sherry may be added if desired.
(Yield: 6 portions).
POTAGE CAMELIA
Proceed as for Potage a la Brisse, using the same garnish. The chicken stock
is thickened with 1 ozs. very fine tapioca instead of the fat and flour.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE CAMERONI
Make 1 quart of Consomme Brunoise, add 6 chickens' livers cut in small
squares and sauted in butter; and cup of boiled macaroni cut in inch
pieces. Serve grated cheese separate. (Yield: 5 portions).
POTAGE CANTATRICE
Three pints of rich veal stock is thickened with 1 \ ozs. fine tapioca, seasoned
to taste, and a liaison of 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk blended with 2 well-
beaten eggs is added at the last moment. (Yield: 8 portions).
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POTAGE CAPURE
Slice a head of lettuce very fine, wash, and drain well. Then put in a pan
with 2 ounces of butter, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Then add chicken
broth, or clear veal or beef broth (3 pints). (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE CARLTON
1J pints chicken stock 2 ozs. chicken fat
1J pints tomato juice 2 ozs. flour
salt and pepper 1 grated onion
1 clove 6 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
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Bring stock, tomato juice, onion, seasoning and clove, all to boiling point.
Cream chicken fat and flour together, add to stock and stir constantly till
thick and creamy. Strain and re-heat. Blend cream and egg together and add
to soup at last moment. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE CASTELAIN
3 pints beef stock 1 grated turnip
1 grated onion 2 grated potatoes
1 grated carrot 2 ozs. butter
salt and pepper to taste 2 ozs. flour
1 blade of mace
Place all ingredients, except flour and butter, in a pan, bring to boil and
simmer for 1 hour. Press all through a sieve and return to pan. Re-boil, and
then add the butter and flour previously blended together. Stir constantly
till thick and creamy, and serve at once. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE CHAMPENOIS
Mix 2 pints of Cream of Potatoes with 1 pint of Cream of Celery. Add as
garniture i cup of carrots and celery cut in very small dice, and boiled till
soft in consomme". (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE CHANOINESSE
3 pints rich fish stock 2 055. flour
1 shredded leek 8 ozs. poached mackerel roc
1 teaspoon chopped parsley salt and pepper
2 ozs. butter glass of white wine
Place stock, parsley, leek, salt and pepper in a pan, bring to boil, and
simmer for 10 minutes. Add butter and flour previously well creamed
together. Stir constantly till smooth and creamy. Add mackerel roe cut in
small square pieces and, just before serving, the glass of wine.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE CHASSEUR
3 pints well reduced game stock 1 glass port wine
pinch of thyme 2 ozs. butter
2 ozs. red currant jelly 2 ozs. flour
salt and pepper
8 ozs. diced mixed game meats
This soup is usually the aftermath of any roast game, the bones being used
to make the stock and the stock rapidly boiled till reduced to 3 pints. The
meat trimmings from the bones are diced for the garnish.
Place stock, seasonings and jelly in a pan and bring to the boil, cream butter
and flour well together, add to stock and stir constantly till soup is thick and
creamy. Add diced meats, and lastly, the glass of port.
It is assumed that in making the game stock, onions, carrots and celery
would be used to give added flavour.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE CHATELAINE
Simmer in 2 ounces of butter, 1 onion, stalk of celery, and 1 leek, all
chopped very fine. Then add $ pound of lean beef cut in small squares,
sprinkle with 2 ounces of flour, and simmer until well browned. Then add
3 pints of stock or bouillon and boil for an hour. Season with salt and fresh-
ground black pepper, and add a glass of good sherry before serving.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE COBURG
Mix 1 quart of mock turtle soup with 1 pint of Consomme Tapioca; and
just before serving add cup of very small cooked peas.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE COLBERT
Prepare a rich chicken soup (which see), and for each person an egg is poached
in the soup.
POTAGE COMTESSE
3 pints well reduced veal stock 2 strips lemon rind
1 grated onion 2 ozs. butter
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2 small grated carrots 2 ozs. flour
8 ozs. sweetbreads, diced salt and pepper to taste
Heat butter in a pan, add onion and carrot and toss till a light golden brown,
then combine flour. Add hot veal stock gradually, stirring constantly. Add
lemon rind and seasonings. Simmer 30 minutes. Add diced sweetbreads,
remove lemon rind, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE COQUELIN
Garnish Puree of Pea Soup with chicken and leeks cut julienne style, and
boiled in broth. (See Puree of Peas).
POTAGE A LA CREOLE
This is really a Bisque of Crab (which see), in which 4 ozs. diced tomatoes
are added to each 3 pints of soup, 5 minutes before serving.
POTAGE CZARINA
A really gay, colourful soup, with its mixed tasty garnishing.
Prepare a rich chicken soup, and to each 3 pints add 2 ozs. scalded sultanas,
1 oz. shredded tarragon, 3 ozs. ham cut julienne style, 1 oz. sliced stuffed
olives, and 1 oz. sliced mushrooms.
POTAGE DAGOBERT
Mix 1 quart of Pure'e of Peas, 1 pint of Consomme" Julienne and 1 pint
of Consomme" aux Perles de Nizam.
POTAGE A LA DTILLER
Here we have a light milk soup suitable for invalids in convalescence.
3 pints milk very little seasoning
1 oz. arrowroot 2 ozs. grated cheese
3 eggs 2 ozs. macaroni (when cooked)
fried croutons
Mix eggs with equal their weight of milk, and add to arrowroot. Bring
milk to boil, add egg mixture, and hold over heat, stirring constantly till
almost at boiling point. Add macaroni in small pieces, and lastly cheese.
Serve with the fried croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE DIEPPOIS
Put in a pan 4 leaves of white cabbage, and 2 stalks of leeks and 1 of celery
cut in thin slices. Add 3 ounces of butter, cover, and simmer until done. Then
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add 1 pound of raw potatoes cut in thin slices the size of a half-crown, and
3 pints of bouillon. Season with salt and pepper, and boil until done.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE DORCET
Equal quantities of white wine and water heated to boiling point. At this
stage it is pulled away from direct heat, and to each 1 pint, 3 yolks of egg,
broken down with their own volume of water, are added. The soup is allowed
to thicken slightly without boiling, and a garnish of shreds of tarragon and
cucumber in equal quantities is added.
POTAGE DUCHESSE
Cream of Rice with royale in strips.
POTAGE DUPOIS
Another title for Mussel Soup (which see page 108). Omit the tomatoes.
POTAGE A L'ECOSSAISE
The foundation of this soup is rich mutton stock usually reduced to one-
third its original volume.
Take 9 pints of mutton stock, and by rapid boiling reduce it to 3 pints, then
proceed as for a Scotch Broth, loading the soup with barley, mixed diced
vegetables and chopped parsley.
If you have no mutton stock on hand, split a sheep's head, remove the
brains, and cover it with cold water, adding 2 grated onions, 2 grated carrots,
2 stalks of celery, and 1 shredded leek. Bring all to boil and simmer for 3 hours.
Strain and return stock to pan and reduce to 3 pints by rapid boiling.
POTAGE ELIZA
Wash a good handful of sorrel and slice very thin. Put in pot with 3 ounces
of butter and simmer slowly for 10 minutes. Then add 2 pints of bouillon,
or consomme", and boil for a few minutes. Thicken with the yolks of 2 eggs
mixed with a cup of cream. Before serving, put in some French bread, or
rolls, that have been dried in the oven, and cut like chip potatoes. This soup
is sometimes called Potage Sante. (Yield: 5 portions).
POTAGE ESAU
The red pottage of lentils for which Esau sold his birthright was apparently
made from the red Egyptian lentil. The reddish variety of lentil (lentillon
(Thiver) is the kind most esteemed on account of the superior flavour of its
smaller seeds.
For this excellent soup you will require:
3 pints mutton stock 4 ozs. pork or bacon rind
1 Ib. red lentils seasoning to taste
2 sliced onions 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk.
Place all ingredients in a pan except cream. Bring to the boil and simmer
till lentils are soft. Press all through a sieve and re-heat soup. Test for seasoning,
add cream, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE FAUBONNE
Make a quart of puree of white beans and bind with the yolk of one egg
mixed with a little cream. Serve small squares of bread fried in butter,
separate.
POTAGE FERNEUSE
Slice 6 white turnips very fine, put in a pan with 2 ounces of butter. Cover,
and simmer for 15 minutes. Then add 1 cup of rice and 3 pints of bouillon,
consomme", or chicken broth. Boil for 1 hour, strain through fine wire sieve,
and put back in pan. When hot, stir in well 3 ounces of butter, season with
salt and a little cayenne pepper.
POTAGE FLAMAND
Potato soup mixed with Brunoise.
POTAGE FLORENZA
Prepare a thick veal soup and to each 3 pints add a garnish of 4 ozs. cooked
macaroni. Serve with grated parmesan cheese.
POTAGE FONTANGE
Make a pure"e of white beans. Simmer some sliced sorrel in butter, and add
to the soup before serving.
POTAGE FRANKFORT
To each 3 pints chicken soup blend in 8 ozs. creamed potatoes. Garnish
liberally with asparagus rips.
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POTAGE A LA FRIAR TUCK
Proceed as for a Cream of Chicken soup, adding to each 3 pints chicken
stock two leeks finely shredded.
When serving, add as a garnish, 4 ozs. of sliced chicken cut julienne style
POTAGE A LA GARCIA
2 pints tomato juice 1 onion, grated
1 pint chicken stock 2 small carrots, grated
1 oz. sugar l ozs. fine tapioca
seasoning to taste 2 ozs. grated cheese
Place the ingredients in a pan, with the exception of tapioca and cheese.
Bring all to the boil, and simmer 15 minutes. Add fine tapioca and cook till
soup thickens. Taste for seasoning and serve with grated cheese.
POTAGE GENTILHOMME
Potato soup with julienne of carrots.
POTAGE A LA GITANA
3 pints rich game stock 12 ozs. mixed game meats,
2 onions, chopped fine diced
2 stalks celery, chopped fine 1 Ib. potatoes, diced
2 ozs. red currant jelly 4 ozs. mushrooms, sliced
salt and pepper glass of port, if desired.
Place stock, onions, celery, jelly and seasonings in a pan and bring to the
boil. Simmer for 30 minutes, then add potatoes. Simmer a further 30 minutes,
then add mushrooms. Simmer a further 5 minutes, when the soup is ready.
Add diced game meats and wine; serve at once.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE A LA GOUFFE"
Proceed as for a tapioca soup, made with veal stock. Garnish the soup with
2 ozs. each chicken, tongue and truffle, all cut julienne style, for each 3 pints
of soup.
POTAGE GRAND'MERE
Take equal parts of leeks, cabbage, onions and celery and cut in very small
dice. Put in pot, cover with water, season with salt and pepper, and boil.
When soft, add hot milk, and serve.
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POTAGE GREG
3 pints stock sprig of mint
1 grated onion salt and pepper
6 ozs. split peas 1 lb. cooked macedoine of vege-
8 ozs. diced mutton tables
Place stock, onion, peas, mint and seasonings in a pan, and bring all to boil.
Simmer till peas are soft. Press all through a sieve. Return soup to pan, add
diced mutton, macedoine of vegetables, bring all to almost boiling point,
and serve. (Yield: 8 portions),
POTAGE GRENADE
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Cut into thin slices, the size of a half-crown, 2 turnips, 1 stalk of leeks,
J stalk of celery, and then a small head of Savoy cabbage. Put these in a sauce-
pan with 3 ozs. butter, season with salt and a teaspoonful of sugar, and place
in the oven to smother. Be careful that it does not burn. When soft, add 2
quarts of consomme", and boil for \ hour. Then add 2 tomatoes peeled and
cut in small dices, boil for 1 minute, season with salt and pepper, and serve
with a little chopped chervil.
POTAGE GUMBO
To each 3 pints of veal stock add 2 ozs. okra, 8 ozs. tomatoes, and 8 ozs.
peeled shrimps. Simmer for 15 minutes, then add 8 ozs. diced potatoes.
Simmer a further 30 minutes. Then add 8 ozs. cooked veal, cut in small dice.
Season to taste and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE A LA HESSE
This is an Ox Cheek Broth (which see), in which 12 ozs. diced potatoes are
cooked, as well as the other ingredients. The potatoes must be cooked till
they cloud the soup.
POTAGE HOCHE-POT
See Hodge Podge, also Hotch Potch.
POTAGE HOLLAND AIS
Bind a Veloute of Chicken -with cream and yolks of eggs. Serve with
brunoise garnishing.
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POTAGE HONOLULU
Put on the fire a soup hen, in 3 quarts of water; season with a tablespoonful
of salt, and bring to a boil. Then add 1 bouquet garni, 3 onions, 3 green
peppers, and f Ib. rice. When the hen is boiled soft remove it, with the bou-
quet garni and the peppers. Strain the rice, onions and broth through a fine
sieve, and put back in the pan.
Bring to a boil, and bind with the yolks of 2 eggs mixed with a cup of
cream. Season well with salt and cayenne pepper, and add 3 canned red
peppers cut in small squares, before serving.
POTAGE ITALIEN
Soak \ pound of dry mushrooms in cold water for a few hours. Then put
in a pan with 1 quart of Consomme, 1 pint of pure*e of tomatoes, and \ pound
of boiled spaghetti cut in pieces 2 inches long. Boil for 10 minutes. Crush
2 pieces of garlic and fry in a spoonful of oil for a second, add to the soup,
season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with a little chopped parsley. Serve
grated cheese separately.
POTAGE JACKSON
Potato soup with small pieces of macaroni added.
POTAGE A LA JACQUELINE
Prepare 3 pints thin veal soup and simmer in it 2 ozs. carrot balls, 2 ozs.
turnip balls, 2 ozs. parsnip balls, 2 ozs. potato balls, all cut with a vegetable
scoop. The vegetable balls are added in the order given and simmered very
gently, it taking 45 minutes to cook all the vegetables, Starting with the
carrots and adding the potatoes 25 minutes after the carrots a test of fine
timing to have all the vegetables cooked to the same degree; boiling them
separately in water takes away from the flavour of the soup.
POTAGE JAPvDINIERE
This soup usually gets confused with any type of vegetable soup, so it might
be well to clear up some of the confusion.
JARDINIRE means garden style.
PAYSANNE means country style.
CHiFFONNADE means literally vegetables in rags.
CROUTE-AU-POT means with bread crusts.
JULIENNE means with match-like cut vegetables.
All of which are vegetable soups of their kind. The great confusion of French
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names often causes the English chef to get these soups under the wrong
headings.
So, for Potage Jardiniere, we require a soup made from fresh vegetable
stock and garnished with really fresh garden vegetables. None of those tinned
macedoine of vegetables will do for this soup.
Take 3 pints fresh vegetable stock, 2 ozs. butter, 2 ozs. flour, and form
a thin cream soup.
Dice 2 ozs. fresh carrots, 2 ozs. fresh turnips, 2 ozs. young parsnips, 2 ozs.
young chives, 2 ozs. new potatoes, 2 ozs. green peas. Cook vegetables in the
soup by gently simmering, adding the vegetables in the order given, allowing
time for each vegetable just to reach the degree of done-ness.
Season to taste and serve at once. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE JULIENNE MAIGRE
Proceed exactly as for Potage Jardiniere, with the exception that the vege-
tables must all be cut match-like, and not diced. Omit the peas.
POTAGE KROUMIR
One quart of Puree of Tomato soup mixed with one pint of Consomme
Tapioca. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE LAMBALLE
One-half Pure*e of Peas and one-half Consomme Tapioca, mixed.
POTAGE LIVONIEN
In a pan put 1 onion chopped fine, and 3 ozs. butter. Simmer until yellow.
Then add i Ib. sliced sorrel and J Ib. sliced spinach. Simmer again for 10
minutes. Then add 1 quart of chicken broth, and 1 large cup of cream sauce.
Boil i hour. Season well, and serve. (Yield: 7 portions).
POTAGE LORD MAYOR
Put 2 pounds of veal bones in a roasting pan with 1 onion, 1 carrot, a little
celery, leek and parsley in branches, and 2 ounces of butter. Roast in oven
until nicely browned, then drain off the fat, put in pan, add 2 fresh pig's feet,
1 soup hen, and 3 pounds of shin of beef, 1 bouquet garni, a handful of salt,
and 2 gallons of water. Cook until the hen and beef are soft, when they may
be removed.
When the pig's feet are done, take out the bone, the fat and the lean meat,
so nothing is left but the skin. Cut the skin in small squares, or round pieces
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the size of a sixpence. Cut some carrots in the same shape, and boil in salted
water until soft.
Put 1 pound of chopped beef in a casserole, add the whites of 6 eggs, stir
well, add slowly the strained broth, and bring to a boil. This will clarify it.
Season with salt and cayenne pepper to taste. Boil for 15 minutes, strain
through a cheesecloth into another pot, bring to a boil, and reduce slowly
for i hour.
Mix 2 tablespoonfuls of arrowroot and a cup of sherry well together, and
let run slowly into the boiling broth. Boil again for 10 minutes. Before
serving, add a glass of dry amontillado sherry. The beef and the soup hen then
may be used for salads, croquettes, or other purposes.
POTAGE MACDONALD
Boil 1 calf's brains in chicken broth. Make 1 quart of Cream of Barley
soup, and strain both together through a fine sieve. Put in a vessel and add
1 oz. butter, and, when melted, serve. Do not let the soup boil after the two
have been blended.
POTAGE MAINTENON
Put a soup hen and 2 Ibs. of veal bones in a pot in 1 gallon of water, add
a spoonful of salt, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 stalk of celery, \ stalk of leek, and a bou-
quet garni. Bring to a boil, skim well, and then simmer until the fowl is done.
Then take out the fowl and cut the white meat in small squares. Strain the
broth. Heat in a pan 4 ozs. of butter, add cup of rice and 2 ozs. flour. When
heated through, add the broth, stir well, and let it simmer slowly.
When once boiling, be careful that the rice does not stick to the bottom
and burn. Also be careful when stirring that you do not break the rice. Taste,
season with salt and a little cayenne pepper; and when the rice is soft thicken
the soup with the yolks of 4 eggs mixed with a cup of cream and a very little
grated nutmeg. Do not let the soup boil after adding the thickening.
The left-over dark meat can be used for an entree later.
POTAGE A LA MALTAISE
Prepare 3 pints of thin Veal Soup, add as a garnish 3 sliced oranges, a little
shredded capsicum, chillies, and 2 ozs. very small julienne of orange peel.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE MAPjgCHAL
3 pints white stock 4 ozs. peeled shrimps
6 ozs. fresh white breadcrumbs salt and pepper
1 onion, very finely chopped 4 ozs. cream or evap. milk
4 ozs. diced crayfish some shredded chervil
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Bring stock to the boil, add breadcrumbs, chervil and seasoning. Remove
soup from direct heat. Add crayfish and shrimps and 4 ozs. cream or eva-
porated milk. Serve at once.
This soup must be made just as required and never long in advance. Other-
wise, it will be spoilt.
POTAGE MARIE LOUISE
Mix 1 quart of Pure"e of White Beans with 1 pint of thick Consomme"
Tapioca.
POTAGE MARQUISE
Cream of Rice with breast of boiled chicken cut in small squares.
POTAGE MATHILDA
Puree of Cucumbers with small squares of bread fried in butter.
POTAGE MEXICAIN
Mix 1 quart of Puree of Tomato soup with 1 pint of well-seasoned Consom-
me* Tapioca. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE MILANAIS
3 pints veal stock 2 ozs. macaroni (when cooked)
1 onion, finely minced 2 ozs. veal fat
1 large carrot, finely minced 2 ozs. flour
1 stalk celery, finely minced salt and pepper
2 ozs. julienne of vegetables 1 oz. grated parmesan cheese
Place stock, vegetables, in a pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 45
minutes. Cream fat and flour together and add to boiling soup. Stir constantly
till smooth and creamy. Taste for seasoning, add macaroni and julienne of
vegetables. Serve with grated cheese.
POTAGE MODENA
3 pints white stock fresh eggs
1 onion, finely minced 2 ozs. fat
1 Ib. spinach puree 2 ozs. flour
seasoning to taste
Place stock, onion and spinach puree ah 1 in a pan and bring to boil. Simmer
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for 20 minutes. Add fat and flour previously well creamed together, stir con-
stantly till smooth and creamy. Taste for seasoning.
Poach 1 egg for each person, place egg in soup bowl, pour soup over and
serve. (Yield: 8 portions)
POTAGE MODERNE
3 pints mutton stock 2 ozs. mutton fat
2 carrots, grated 2 ozs. flour
1 onion, grated seasonings to taste
1 parsnip, grated 1 large lettuce, shredded and fried
8 ozs. creamed potatoes
Place stock, vegetables, in a pan, bring all to boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
Cream fat and flour well together, add to soup, stirring constantly till thick
and creamy. Now beat in the mashed potato, and add seasonings. Add shred-
ded and fried lettuce at the moment of serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE A LA MONACO
This is a simple invalid soup, consisting of 1 pint milk, 3 yolks of egg,
little salt, toast.
Whisk yolks of eggs with an equal volume of milk in a bowl. Scald milk
and pour over yolks. Add a little salt. Pour the soup over slices of toast one
for each person. (Yield: 2 portions).
POTAGE MONGOL
One-third Puree of Peas, one-third Consomme* Julienne, one-third Pure*e
of Tomatoes. Well mixed.
POTAGE MONTGLAS
Mix 1 pint of Pure*e of Tomatoes with 1 quart of Consomme* Sago. Add
the breast of a boiled fowl cut julienne style, the tip of a smoked beef tongue
cut in small squares, and J Ib. of macaroni cut in pieces 1 inch long. Serve
grated cheese separately. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE MOUSSE
Here is another light soup suitable for an invalid with a jaded palate.
1 pint milk 1 oz. butter
2 yolks of egg little chopped parsley
2 whites of egg i oz. grated cheese
1 dessertspoon arrowroot salt
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Whisk whites of egg to a foam, scald milk and drop spoonfuls of the whisked
whites on top of the milk to cook. When the white of egg is cooked, lift off
and set aside. Blend yolks, melted butter and arrowroot together and add
to scalded milk. Add parsley and a pinch of salt. Serve the soup in bowls,
sprinkled with grated cheese and the cooked white of egg floating on the top.
(Yield: 2 portions).
POTAGE NAPOLITAIN
See Goose Soup, using 3 Ibs. game bones (grouse, pheasant, hare or venison)
and exact procedure. See recipe on page 178.
Garnish the soup with small game quenelles and fried croutons. A glass
of port wine, added at the moment of serving, will improve the soup.
(Yield will be 3 pints, sufficient for 8 persons).
POTAGE NASSAU
Peel 8 white onions, and put in a pan with 1 quart of water and a little salt.
Boil for 20 minutes, and then drain off the water. Heat 3 ozs. butter in another
pan; then add 3 tablespoonfuls of flour, heat through; then add 1 pint of milk
and 1 quart of bouillon and the onions, and boil for 40 minutes. Strain
through a fine sieve, put back in pan, season with salt and cayenne pepper,
and stir in 3 ozs. sweet butter. When the butter is melted, serve hot, with
small crusts of bread cut in small squares, and fried in butter.
POTAGE NAVARRAIS
Heat 2 ozs. butter in a pan, add a tablespoonful of flour, and cook until
golden yellow. Then add 1 quart of consomme and 1 pint of tomato sauce,
or tomato puree; season with salt and pepper, boil for 10 minutes, and strain.
Boil i Ib. vermicelli in salted water until soft, and add to the soup. Serve
grated cheese separately.
POTAGE A LA NtMOISE
3 pints rich court bouillon salt and pepper
(fish stock) 2 ozs. butter
sprig of fennel 2 ozs. flour
2 stalks of celery 4 ozs. cream or evap. milk
2 yolks of egg
Place court bouillon, fennel, finely diced celery, and seasoning, in a pan,
bring all to the boil, and simmer for 20 minutes. Add butter and flour which
has previously been well creamed together. Stir constantly till smooth and
thick. Combine cream and egg yolks and add to soup just before serving.
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A glass of white wine will improve this soup.
Another way to serve this soup is with a poached yolk of egg cooked in the
soup for each person. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE NOEL
Veloute of Chicken to which are added whole cranberries and very small
dices of truffle. (See Veloute of Chicken, page 215).
POTAGE NORMAND
Veloute of Chicken with julienne of carrots and turnips.
POTAGE A I/ORLEANS
3 pints milk 1 oz. butter
2 dessertspoons chopped parsley 1 oz. arrowroot
1 clove 8 slices toast
salt 2 ozs. grated cheese
Place milk, chopped parsley, clove and pinch of salt in a pan and bring to
the boil. Make arrowroot into a thin paste with cold milk and add to soup.
Remove clove, add butter, and stir well.
Pour soup over toast sprinkled with cheese when serving.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE PARMENTIER
Cut 4 stalks of leek and 1 onion in thin slices. Put in a pan with 3 ozs. butter,
cover and simmer until done. Then add 2 Ibs. of raw white potatoes cut in
J inch squares, 2 quarts of bouillon or stock, a little salt, and a bouquet garni.
Boil slowly until the potatoes are done, remove the bouquet, taste to see if
salt is needed, and add a little pepper and chopped parsley.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE PAYSAN
Cut a carrot, white turnip, parsnip, and a small head of green cabbage in
round slices the size of a half-crown. Put in a pan with 3 ozs. butter, salt and
a pinch of sugar. Cover pan and put in oven and simmer until vegetables
are done. Be careful not to burn, and when turning do not break the vege-
tables. When the vegetables are cooked, add 4 pints of bouillon, stock, or
chicken or beef broth, and cook for i hour. Before serving, add chopped
chervil, and season with salt and pepper. (Yield: 8 portions).
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PARSNIP POTAGE
3 Ibs. parsnips, grated salt and pepper
2J pints mutton stock 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
1 grated onion
Place parsnips, stock, onion and seasonings all in a pan, bring to the boil
and simmer for 45 minutes. Press all through a fine sieve, return soup to pan,
re-heat, blend in cream, and serve.
In all such soups containing root vegetables, it is best to grate the vegetables
so as to ensure rapid cooking to retain the fresh flavour. Cutting the vegetables
into chunks means they take longer to cook, thus giving the soup a stewed
taste. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE A LA POISSONIERE
3 pints rich fish stock 4 fillets of sole cut julienne style
1 minced onion and lightly poached
1 minced stalk of celery 2 ozs. butter
1 glass sauteme 2 ozs. flour
1 sprig of parsley salt and pepper
Brown vegetables and parsley lightly in the butter, add flour, and stir well.
Add stock gradually, stirring constantly till thick and smooth. Simmer 30
minutes and strain. Taste for seasoning, add poached julienne of sole, and
lastly the wine. Serve very hot. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE PORTUGAIS
Mix one quart of tomato sauce with one quart of consomme" and bring
to a boil. Season with salt and pepper, and add a cup of boiled rice before
serving.
POTAGE AU PRINCE DE GALLES
Proceed as for Mock Turtle soup (which see, page 188), garnishing the soup
widi small quenelles made from the cheek meat of the calf's head or calf's
tongue.
POTAGE PRINCESSE
2J pints chicken stock salt and pepper
1 Ib. chicken puree 4 eggs
1 onion, diced 8 ozs. cream or evap. milk
2 stalks celery \ oz. arrowroot
Prepare 1 Ib. chicken pure"e from the white meat. This must be well pounded
in the mortar widi a little butter and i oz. arrowroot. Place stock, puree,
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vegetables and seasoning all in a pan and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain all
through a very fine sieve. Re-heat the soup to boiling point, blend eggs and
cream well, add to soup just before serving, but do not let it boil once the
liaison is added. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE PROVENCAL
This soup is similar in kind to Bouillabaisse, being actually a fish stew
with shredded Portugal onions.
Prepare 3 pints of Bouillabaisse and when adding the various kinds of
fish add 2 very large Portugal onions, shredded as fine as possible. This
would be sufficient for 8 persons.
POTAGE QUIRINAL
Make in the same manner as Puree of Game, but use pheasants only.
Garnish with julienne of breasts of pheasants, truffles, and some dry sherry.
Season with cayenne pepper.
POTAGE A LA RE~GENCE
3 pints game stock 2 ozs. pearl barley
1 diced onion 2 ozs. red currant jelly
1 diced carrot salt and pepper
4 hard-boiled eggs
Place all ingredients in a pan to boil, with the exception of the hard-boiled
eggs. Simmer till barley is soft. Cut eggs in small pieces and add to soup at the
moment of serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE REINE MARGOT
To Cream of Chicken add some almonds mashed fine, mixed with a little
cream, and strained. This is called almond milk.
POTAGE ROB-ROY
A real winter soup, of the Author's invention, named as a compliment to his
American friend, Rob-Roy Price.
1 brown hare 2 sprigs of thyme
8 ozs. small red lentils 2 sprigs of parsley
2 onions, sliced 2 ozs. flour
2 carrots, sliced 2 ozs. butter
4 stalks of celery 4 ozs. bacon fat
8 ozs. fresh mushrooms i bottle port wine
salt and pepper to taste
Heat the bacon fat in a pan, add the sliced onions, carrots and celery, and
saute* till golden brown. Add the hare, cut into joints, and brown a little
longer. Cover all with cold water and simmer gently for 1J hours. Add the
lentils, thyme and parsley, and cook till lentils are soft. Remove hare, and
press soup through a sieve. Return soup to pan, re-heat, and add flour and
butter previously well creamed together. Stir constantly till thick and creamy.
Saute and slice mushrooms and add to the soup, with a liberal amount of the
diced hare meat. Add port wine and serve at once. (Original recipe).
(Yield: 12 portions).
POTAGE ROMAIN
3 pints chicken stock 2 stalks celery, cut fine
2 ozs. ground rice 2 ozs. whole rice, cooked
1 grated onion 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
1 grated carrot seasoning to taste
Place stock and vegetables in pan, bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add ground rice and cook till creamy. Strain the soup and return to pan.
Re-heat, and add cooked whole rice, season to taste, add cream just before
serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE RUFFO
Mix 1 quart of Puree of Tomato soup with 1 pint of consomme, add Ib.
of macaroni that has been boiled in salted water, and cut in pieces J inch long.
Serve grated cheese separate. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE A LA RUSSE
3 pints beef stock 1 bay leaf
2 large onions, sliced Ib. cooked pork sausages
1 large carrot, sliced 2 ozs. butter
2 stalks celery 2 ozs. flour
salt and pepper to taste
Cook onions, carrot and celery in heated butter till a rich golden brown,
combine flour and brown a little more. Add stock gradually, stirring con-
stantly till thick, add bay leaf, simmer all for 30 minutes. Strain soup and
return to pan. Slice the sausages about i inch thick, add to soup. Heat well
and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE ST. GERMAIN
Add to a Cream of Peas some fresh-cooked green or canned peas.
(See also Creme St. Germain).
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POTAGE ST. MARCEAU
Mix 1 quart of Puree of Pea soup with 1 pint of Consomme Julienne.
POTAGE SAVOYARD
3 pints vegetable stock 2 ozs. turnip, diced
8 ozs. potatoes, diced 2 ozs. parsnip, diced
4 ozs. onions sprig of parsley
2 ozs. carrot, diced salt and pepper
Place all ingredients in a pan, bring to boil, and simmer till vegetables are
soft. Pass the soup through a sieve. Re-heat, season to taste, serve with fried
croutons rolled in parmesan cheese. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE SAXE
To 2 quarts of boiling consomme add the breadcrumbs made from a small
loaf of bread, 2 beaten eggs, and some chopped chervil. Stir well, boil and
serve.
POTAGE SCHORESTENE
Chop fine, 1 pound of sirloin, or top sirloin, of beef. Put in a pan with
3 quarts of consomme and boil slowly for 1 hour. Then strain through
a coarse sieve. The meat must be all forced through the sieve, and served in the
soup.
POTAGE SHCHI
This is a type of borshch, being a Russian soup. Some will insist on calling
it "stchy." Prepare as follows:
3 pints beef stock i Ib. beetroot, in strips
1 Ib. braised sauerkraut i Ib. leeks, in strips
1 Ib. lean ham, diced seasonings
sour cream
Braise the sauerkraut with the ham. Heat the stock and throw in all the
other ingredients. Simmer till everything is cooked, and serve with a spoonful
of whipped sour cream on each plate of soup. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE SIDNEY
Just another name for Thick Kidney Soup (which see, page 150)
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POTAGE SOLFE~RINO
Cut 6 fresh tomatoes in pieces and cook in a cup of consomme until well
done . Strain through a fine sieve, and add to 2 quarts of consomme. Garnish
with small squares of carrots and potatoes that have been cooked separately,
and peas and chervil.
POTAGE TALLEYRAND
Put in soup tureen 1 quart of Consomme Tapioca, 2 grated canned truffles,
1 glass of dry sherry, a pinch of cayenne pepper.
POTAGE TAPIOCA
3 pints rich veal stock 3 ozs. fine tapioca
1 grated onion seasoning to taste
1 bay leaf 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Place stock, onion and bay leaf in a pan and bring to the boil, gradually
add the fine tapioca, stirring constantly. When thick and creamy, strain into
a tureen and add 8 ozs. hot cream or evaporated milk. Season to taste and
serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE TAPIOCA, CR&CY
Half Consomme Tapioca and half Potage Crdcy, mixed. No croutons.
For Potage Crecy see Crlcy Soup on page 170.
POTAGE TURINOISE
One quart of Puree of Tomatoes and 1 quart of Veal Consomme", mixed.
Garnish with cooked spaghetti cut 1 inch long. Serve about 2 cupfuls of
grated cheese separately. (Yield: 8 portions)*
POTAGE TYROLIEN
3 pints chicken stock 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
3 ozs. barley flour salt and pepper
2 ozs. onions, diced 12 ozs. carrots, hi small dice.
Place stock, onion and seasoning, in a pan and bring to the boil. Combine
barley flour blended with a little water and cook till smooth. Now add diced
carrot and cook very gently till carrot is soft. Add cream and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE VELOUR
Mix 2 pints of Puree of Tomato soup with 1 pint of Consomme aux Perles
de Nizam. (Yield: 8 portions).
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POT AGE VENITIEN
Beat 2 tablespoonfuls of ground rice, 2 whole eggs and cup of milk
together, stir into 1 quart of boiling consomme, and cook for 12 minutes.
(Yield: 6 portions).
POTAGE VERT PRE~
Mix 1 pint of Consomme* Tapioca with 1 quart of Pure*e of Pea soup.
Just before serving, add some chopped chervil. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE VICTORIA
Prepare 3 pints chicken soup and garnish it with 2 ozs. well-washed cooked
barley and 2 ozs. well-washed cooked rice. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE VIENNET
Brown 4 ozs. sliced onion in 2 ozs. hot butter, add 2 ozs. flour and brown
a little more. Add gradually 3 pints scalded milk, cook till smooth and creamy,
strain, and add a little salt and pepper.
Make 100 tiny profiteroles, bake half and fry the rest. See that soup is really
hot, then add profiteroles. Serve at once.
Profiteroles should not be added to soup too soon, or they will become
soft and soggy.
To make profiteroles, see Garnishing* for Soup.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTAGE VIENNOIS
Cream of Barley with royale cut in small squares as garnishing.
POTAGE VILLAGEOIS
In a pan put 3 ounces of butter and 3 stalks of leeks cut in julienne shape.
Simmer for 15 minutes. Then add 6 leaves of Savoy cabbage, cut julienne,
and simmer again for 10 minutes. Then add 2 quarts of stock, bouillon,
chicken broth or consomme, season well with salt and pepper, and boil for
40 minutes. Then add J pound of vermicelli and boil for 15 minutes, or until
the vermicelli is done. (Yield: 10 portions).
POTAGE VOISIN
Half Pure"e of Peas and half Pure"e Crecy. Before serving, add a handful
of boiled rice.
For Puree Crecy, see Crecy Soup on page 170.
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POTAGE WALDEZE
Mix 1 quart of Consomme Tapioca with 1 quart of Puree of Tomato soup,
add 4 slices of boiled ham cut in small squares. (Yield: 10 portions).
POTAGE WESTMORELAND
Equal parts of Mock Turtle soup, thick Consomme Tapioca, and thick
Consomme" Brunois. Before serving, add a glass of dry sherry.
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PURGES
PURE"E ALEXANDRA
2 pints pheasant stock 1 onion, sliced
1 Ib. puree of pheasant 1 carrot, sliced
1 Ib. diced potatoes oz. arrowroot
2 ozs. butter salt and pepper
Pound 1 Ib. pheasant trimmings to a puree in the mortar, add butter and
arrowroot and blend well. If no mortar, pass the meat through the mincer
(fine plate), three times, adding butter and arrowroot last time.
Place stock, pure*e, vegetables and seasonings, all in a pan and simmer
gently for 45 minutes. Press all through a fine sieve and serve with blanched
oysters (3 to a person).
(Yield: 8 portions).
PUREE BRESILIENNE
2 pints partridge stock 1 onion, sliced
1 Ib. pure*e of partridges 1 carrot, sliced
1 Ib. tomatoes 4 oz. arrowroot
2 ozs. butter salt and pepper
Pinch of thyme 8 ozs. cocktail sausages (40 to 1 Ib.)
Proceed as for Puree Alexandra, using grilled cocktail sausages in place of
oysters for the garnish. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE"E BRETONNE
2i pints veal stock 1 large onion, diced
2 Ibs. turnips, peeled and 1 oz. sugar
diced salt and pepper
Place all the ingredients in a pan, bring to boil and simmer till turnips are
tender. Press all through a sieve, re-heat soup and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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PURE"E CAMELIA
Boil 2 pounds of green peas in 1 quart of chicken broth, with the addition
of a bouquet garni. When the peas are soft, remove the bouquet, and strain
the soup through a fine sieve. Put back in pan, bring to a boil, season with
salt and white pepper; and add 3 ounces of butter, stirring well to ensure its
being melted. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE~E CEXESTINE
Same as Pure*e of Potatoes.
PURE CHANTILLY
Chantilly is a town of Northern France, and its name is much abused in
many culinary terms. Before World War II, Chantilly was famous for its
rich cream, hence Meringues Chantilly, etc.
Pure*e Chantilly is a puree of lentils. As there are so many varieties and
colours of lentils, it must be stressed the lentils for this soup are the cream-
coloured variety.
2 pints veal stock 1 onion, sliced
8 ozs. lentils sprig of mint
4 ozs. potatoes salt and pepper
Place all ingredients in a pan, bring to the boil, and simmer till tender.
Press all through a fine sieve, re-heat, and serve with fried croutons.
PURE~E CHARTREUSE
2J pints chicken stock 2 ozs. butter
1 Ib. cauliflower 2 ozs. cooked tapioca
1 sliced onion seasoning to taste
Place stock, cauliflower, onion and seasoning in a pan, bring all to the boil
and cook till cauliflower is tender. Press ah 1 through a fine sieve. Return soup
to pan, re-heat, and beat hi the butter. Add the cooked tapioca and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
PURE~E OF CHESTNUTS
Procure 3 Ibs. of chestnuts, split them across with a pointed knife, plunge
them into a stewpan with boiling water and allow to boil 3 minutes, drain
well, and put into a frying pan with a piece of butter, place over a quick fire
for 5 minutes, cover over with a cloth, and remove shells while hot.
Place the prepared chestnuts hi a large stewpan with 3 quarts of good stock.
Cook slowly until the chestnuts are tender, rub through a fine sieve, return
to the stewpan, dilute with more stock if necessary, season with salt, pepper,
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and a little sugar and grated nutmeg; stir over the fire until it boils, add by
degrees 6 oz. butter, and bind with 3 egg-yolks and J gill cream. Serve with
croutons of fried bread. (Yield: 15 portions).
PUREE CONDE"
2J pints ham stock 1 sliced onion
1 Ib. red haricots 2 ozs. butter
pepper to taste
Proceed as for Puree Chartreuse. A little ham, cut in very small dice, may
be added as a garnish.
N. B. No additional salt should be required for this soup, as the ham stock
will be slightly salty. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE~E CONSERVATIVE
2 pints veal stock 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
1 Ib. potatoes, diced small sprig of mint
J Ib. carrots, diced salt and pepper
Place stock, potatoes, carrots, mint and seasoning all in a pan, bring all to
the boil and simmer till carrots are soft, press all through a sieve, not too fine
so that the carrots show as pink specks through the potato puree. Re-heat the
soup, add cream, and serve with small diced new potatoes and slices of very
young carrots. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE"E A LA CRE~CY
See Crecy Soup, and its history on page 170.
PUREE OF CUCUMBERS
Peel 4 cucumbers, and cut in slices. Put them in a pan with 2 quarts of cold
water, season with salt, and bring to a boil. Then drain off the water, cool
in cold fresh water, and drain again. Put 3 ounces of butter in a pan, add the
cucumbers, cover, and simmer in the oven for 30 minutes. Then remove
from oven, set on top of range, add 3 tablespoonfuls of flour, simmer, then
add 1 quart of boiling milk and 1 quart of chicken broth, and boil for 20
minutes. Strain through a fine sieve, put back in pan, season with salt, pepper
and a pinch of sugar, add 2 ounces of butter and a cupful of heated cream.
When butter is melted, add some bread that has been cut in small squares
and fried in butter, and serve. (Yield: 12 portions).
PUPO&E D'ARTOIS
Same as Pure"e of Peas.
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PUREE DAUPHINE
2\ pints ham stock 1 onion, diced
1 Ib. shelled peas 2 ozs. butter
1 Ib. tomatoes, diced pepper to taste
Place all ingredients, except butter, in a pan, bring to the boil, and simmer
till vegetables are soft. Press all through a sieve, re-heat, add butter, stir well.
Add as a garnish 2 ozs. of ham cut julienne style. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE"E DIANE
2 J pints game stock 2 ozs. red currant jelly
1 Ib. puree of mixed game meats 1 sliced onion
2 ozs. fine tapioca pinch of thyme
salt and pepper
Proceed as instructions give for Puree Alexandra. Garnish the soup with
medium sago. (Yield: 8 portions).
PUREE DUSTAN
Another name for Puree of White Haricots (see Puree Conde), using white
haricots in place of red.
PURE"E FAUBONNE
Proceed as for Pur^e a la Chantilly. Garnish the soup with 2 ozs. cooked
carrots, 2 ozs. leeks, 2 turnips, all cut julienne style.
PUREE FLAMANDE
2\ pints white stock 1 Ib. turnips, diced
(vegetable stock will do) \ Ib. onions, grated
1 Ib. potatoes, diced 2 ozs. butter
salt and pepper
Cook all ingredients together till vegetables are soft. Press all through
a fine sieve. Garnish with very tiny new potatoes. Serve very hot.
(Yield: 8 portions).
PUREE OF GAME
Cut up the carcases or meat of almost any kind of game, such as grouse,
pheasants, hares, venison, etc. Cut in pieces and add 1 carrot, an onion, 2 bay
leaves, 2 cloves, a piece of celery, a little thyme, some pepper berries and
4 ounces of butter. Roast all together until nice and brown. Add a cup of flour
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and simmer again until the flour is of a brownish colour. Then add 3 pints
of bouillon, or stock, and boil for an hour. Strain, pressing all the soft parts
of the game through the sieve, and season with salt and cayenne pepper.
Before serving, add J glass of dry sherry or madeira.
PUREE OF GAME, ST. HUBERT
Add to above soup some square-cut pieces of roasted game, before serving,
and blend in 8 ozs. red currant jelly to each 3 pints of soup.
(See also, Puree of Pheasant St. Hubert).
PUREE OF GREEN ASPARAGUS
Heat in a pan 3 ounces of butter, then add 3 ounces of flour and 4 pounds
of green asparagus cut in small pieces, 1 quart of milk, 1 quart of chicken
broth or bouillon, a bouquet garni, a little salt, and 1- teaspoonful of sugar.
Boil for an hour, and strain through a very fine sieve. Then put back in
casserole and add the yolks of 2 eggs mixed with 1 cup of cream. Cut some
bread in small squares, fry in butter, and add just before serving.
(Yield: 10 portions).
PUREE GRENADE
2 pints veal stock
2 Ibs. washed and sliced leeks (white parts only)
8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
salt and pepper
Boil leeks in stock till soft, press all through a fine sieve. Re-heat soup,
add seasoning and cream, and serve with green leek leaves cut julienne style.
(Yield: 8 portions).
PUREE A L'IRLANDAISE
As above, using 1 Ib. sliced potatoes and only 1 Ib. sliced leeks. Use the
same style garnish.
PUREE JUBILEE
As Puree Grenade, using 2 Ibs. fresh tomatoes and Ib. mushrooms, in
place of the leeks. Garnish the soup with sliced mushroom saute*.
PUREE OF LENTILS
Put in a pan 1 pound of well washed lentils and 1 quart of stock. Skim
when it comes to a boil, and salt. Put in saute pan an onion, carrot, bay leaf,
clove, some parsley, celery, leek, whole black pepper, a ham bone or small
piece of bacon, and a piece of butter, and allow to simmer. Add to the lentils,
and boil. When done, strain through sieve and serve with small dices of
bread fried in butter.
PURE~E OF LENTILS WITH TAPIOCA
Mix 1 quart of Puree of Lentils with 1 pint Consomme" Tapioca.
PUREE OF LIMA BEANS
Take a can of Lima beans, or a quart of fresh beans, put in vessel, cover
with chicken broth or bouillon and boil till done. Then strain through a fine
sieve, put back in vessel, add 2 ounces of butter, and season to taste. Serve
with small squares of bread fried in butter.
PURE"E LIVONIENNE
2J pints vegetable stock 1 oz. ground rice
1 Ib. potatoes, diced 2 ozs. butter
i Ib. leeks, sliced salt and pepper
i Ib. turnips, diced 2 eggs
4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Place stock and vegetables in a pan, bring to the boil, simmer for 20 minutes,
then add ground rice, cook a further 10 minutes, now stir in the butter. Press
all through a sieve. Return soup to pan, taste for seasoning, re-heat, combine
eggs with cream and add to the soup at the moment of serving.
(Yield: 8 portions).
PURE"E MANCELLE
1\ pints rich game stock salt and pepper
1 Ib. puree of mixed game meats 2 ozs. butter
1 Ib. roasted chestnuts 2 stalks of celery
Pound game meats to a pure"e in a mortar with 2 ozs. of butter, next place
all ingredients in a pan, bring to the boil and cook till chestnuts are soft.
Press all through a very fine sieve. Re-heat soup, add a glass of port wine,
and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE~E MONGOLE
Equal parts of Puree of Tomatoes and Puree of Carrots blended together,
garnished with a julienne of carrots.
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PUREE PALESTINE
2 pints veal stock
2 Ib. peeled Jerusalem artichokes
2 leeks, sliced
salt and pepper
2 ozs. butter
Place ingredients on stove to boil, cooking till vegetables are soft, press
all through a sieve, re-heat and serve. 6 ozs. of cream or evaporated milk
added at the last moment will improve the soup. (Yield: 8 portions).
PUREE PAYSANNE
Slice a carrot, an onion, a turnip, stalk of celery, 2 stalks of leeks, 3 leaves
of cabbage, J Ib. fresh vegetable such as asparagus or tomatoes. Put them in
a pan with J Ib. fresh peas, and i Ib. fresh Lima Beans. Cover with 2 quarts
of bouillon and cook until soft. Strain through a fine colander, put back in
the vessel, bring to a boil, season with salt and pepper, add 2 ozs. of butter
and mix well.
PURE OF PEAS
Soak J Ib. green split peas in cold water for 3 hours. Wash well and put
on fire in cold water.
Put in saute pan 1 sliced onion, carrot, stalk of leek, a little celery and
parsley, a bay leaf and clove, and a ham bone or skin of bacon or salt pork.
Simmer in butter until soft. Add the peas and boil together until soft. Salt
and pepper to taste and strain through sieve. If too thick, add some stock or
broth of any kind.
(See also Split Pea Soup, I and II, pages 207 and 208).
PUREE OF PEAS AND TOMATOES
1 Ib. fresh peas 1 sprig of mint
1 Ib. tomatoes 3 pints clear stock
1 sliced onion 1 oz. sugar
3 ozs. butter
Place all ingredients in a pan except the butter, bring to the boil and simmer
till vegetables are tender. Press all through a sieve, re-heat soup, add butter
and mix in well. Season to taste and serve.
PURE"E OF PEAS AUX CROUTONS
Proceed as for Pur^e of Peas, adding bread cut in small dices and fried in
butter.
PURE~E OF PEAS, VARSOVIENNE
Proceed as for Puree of Peas, adding fried thin-sliced bacon.
PUREE OF PEAS, WITH NOODLES
Make a Pure*e of Pea soup, and to each quart add 3 ozs. boiled noodles.
PUREE OF PHEASANT, ST. HUBERT
Remove the breast of a roasted pheasant and cut in small squares. Put the
rest of the pheasant in a pot and cover with 2 quarts of bouillon, add a
bouquet garni, and boil for 1 hour. In a saucepan put 3 ounces of butter;
when hot add 3 tablespoonfuls of flour and allow to become nice and brown.
Then strain the broth into the saucepan and boil for 30 minutes. Chop the
pheasant very fine and add to the soup, boil again, and strain through a fine
sieve. Season with salt and pepper, add the cut-up pheasant breast, and a glass
of fine dry sherry. (Yield: 8 portions).
PUREE A LA PLUCHE
2 J pints onion stock 1 sprig of mint
2 Ibs. potatoes, sliced seasoning to taste
add later
8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk 8 ozs. julienne of carrots
Boil potatoes in onion stock with the sprig of mint till soft. Press all
through a fine sieve and return to pan, add julienne of carrots, re-heat for
5 minutes, add cream and serve at once. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE~E A LA POLONAISE
Proceed as for Puree a la Pluche, leave out the carrots, adding 2 ozs. cooked
macaroni. Serve with grated cheese. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE"E A LA PORTUGAISE
Proceed as for Puree a la Pluche, using 2 Ibs. sliced Portugal onions. Leave
out the mint and carrots.
PUR&E OF POTATOES
Peel 4 well-washed white potatoes, and cut in pieces. Put in a pan with
1 quart of stock and 2 cut-up stalks of leeks, and boil until done. Then strain
through a fine sieve, put back in pan, season with salt and pepper, add 2 ozs.
butter, and stir well until the butter is melted. (Yield: 6 portions).
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PUREE OF RED KIDNEY BEANS
Soak 3 pounds of dry red kidney beans in cold water overnight. Then put
on fire with 2 quarts of cold water, 1 ounce of salt, a ham bone, an onion,
a carrot and a bouquet garni. Skim well, and when it boils, cover and cook
until soft. Remove the ham bone, carrot, onion and bouquet garni, and strain
the beans through a fine sieve. Put back in pan, boil again, then season with
salt and pepper, and add 3 ounces of butter, little by little, and stir well until
thoroughly melted. Serve with bread cut in small squares and fried in butter.
(Yield: 12 portions).
PUREE A LA REINE MARGOT
2J pints chicken stock 1 Ib. potatoes, diced
1 Ib. chicken puree 1 leek, sliced
seasonings to taste
Add later: 2 eggs, combined with 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk.
Prepare chicken puree from white meat, add to stock, potatoes and leek,
bring all to the boil and simmer till vegetables are soft. Press all ingredients
through a sieve. Re-heat soup, season to taste, and just before serving add
the combined eggs and cream. (Yield: 8 portions).
PUREE A LA REUNION
1\ pints court bouillon 2 ozs. flour
(which see) sprig of parsley
1 Ib. cooked white fish salt and pepper
2 ozs. butter 8 ozs. peeled shrimps
8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Melt butter in a pan, combine flour and gradually add the hot court
bouillon, stir constantly over heat till smooth and creamy, add parsley and
fish, and cook 10 minutes. Press all through a sieve. Re-heat, season to taste,
add shrimps, and just before serving add the cream. (Yield: 8 portions).
PUREE ST. LOUIS
Proceed as for Puree a la Pluche, using 1 Ib. carrots and 1 Ib. turnips instead
of all potatoes. (Yield: 8 portions).
PUREE ST. MARCEAU
2J pints ham stock 1 lettuce
1 Ib. shelled peas pepper to taste
1 Ib. leeks, shredded 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Place stock, peas and leeks in a pan to boil, simmer till tender. Press all
through a sieve, re-heat, taste for seasoning, add one small lettuce cut in
shreds, simmer one minute, add cream and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE~E OF SORREL
3 Ibs. sorrel 3 ozs. butter
2J pints seasoned stock 3 ozs. flour
seasoning to taste
Cook sorrel in a little salt water, strain and press through a sieve. Combine
sorrel with boiling stock, add creamed butter and flour and stir constantly
till creamy. Taste for seasoning and serve. Cream or evaporated milk may
be added if desired. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE~E SOUBISE
Cook 2 Ibs. sliced onions in 2 pints chicken stock till onions are soft. Press
all dirough a sieve, re-heat, season to taste. Just before serving add 8 ozs. hot
cream or evaporated milk. Do not allow soup to boil or stand too long before
serving, once cream is added. (Yield: 6 portions).
PURE"E OF SPINACH
Bring to a boil 2 quarts of chicken broth, add 1 peck of well washed spinach
and 2 ounces of butter, and boil for an hour. Strain through a fine sieve, and
put back in the pan. It should now be of the thickness of a pure*e of pea soup.
Season well with salt and pepper, and stir in, while boiling, i pound of butter.
Serve with small squares of bread fried in butter.
PURE~E A LA STAMBOUL
2i pints chicken stock 2 ozs. ground rice
2 Ibs. tomatoes 2 ozs. butter
1 onion, sliced salt and pepper
Boil tomatoes and onion in stock till soft. Cream butter and ground rice
together, add to soup, stirring constantly till thick and smooth. Strain all
through a sieve. Re-heat soup, taste for seasoning and serve with a garnish
of washed cooked rice. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE~E OF TOMATOES
Put in a saucepan one sliced onion, a little celery and leek, one bay leaf,
one clove, a spoonful of whole peppers, piece of butter, piece of ham bone
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or bacon rind, and allow to simmer. Then add 1 quart of fresh or canned
tomatoes, salt, and a teaspoonful of sugar. When cooked, add a piece of
butter. Strain well. (Yield: 6 portions).
PUREE OF TOMATOES, WITH RICE
Add one-half cup of boiled rice to each portion of puree of tomatoes.
PUREE OF TURNIPS CAROLINE
Use chicken or veal stock and proceed as for a Pure"e Soubise, using turnips
in place of onions. Barley in liberal quantities is used as a garnish.
PURE~E OF VEGETABLE MARROW
1 pints white stock 1 pint hot milk
3 Ibs. sliced vegetable marrow 2 ozs. butter
1 onion, sliced 2 ozs. flour
seasoning to taste
Cook marrow and onion in the stock till soft, press through a sieve and
return to the pan. Add milk, and bring all to the boil. Add butter and flour
previously creamed together, stirring constantly till creamy. Season to taste
and serve. (Yield: 8 portions),
PURE"E OF WHITE BEANS
Soak 2 pounds of white beans overnight. Put in pot and cover with stock
or bouillon. Cook until soft, strain through a fine sieve, put back in pot and
add enough bouillon to make a soup. Season to taste, add 2 ounces of butter,
and serve small squares of bread fried in butter separately. (Yield: 8 portions).
PURE"E OF WHITE BEANS ALLEMANDE
Make a Puree of White Beans, as above. Add four Frankfort sausages,
peeled and cut in thin slices.
PUR^E OF WHITE BEANS, SOUBISE
Soak 2 pounds of white beans in cold water overnight. Then put on fire
with 2 quarts of water, 6 whole white onions, 1 bouquet garni, 1 ham bone,
and 2 pounds of veal bones. Season with salt; and skin when it comes to
a boil. When the beans are soft, remove the bouquet garni, ham and veal
bones, strain the rest through a fine sieve, and put back on the fire. Bring
to a boil, and stir in 3 ounces of butter, adding it little by little. Season with
salt and pepper, and if too thick add a little bouillon. Serve separately some
small squares of bread fried in butter. (Yield: 10 portions).
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THICK SOUPS
THICK ASPARAGUS SOUP
Take a good bundle of asparagus with plenty of green stems. Wash well
and place in 3 pints boiling veal stock. Continue boiling until asparagus is
quite soft; then rub through a fine sieve. Return soup to the pan, add a good
knob of butter, season to taste and serve with croutons of fried bread.
(Yield: 8 portions).
(See also Purte of Green Asparagus and Cream of Asparagus).
THICK CABBAGE SOUP
1 Ib. pickled pork and 4 ozs. minced onion
3 pints water or 4 ozs. tomatoes
3 pints ham stock 2 ozs. bacon fat
2 Ibs. cabbage salt
paprika
Fry diced pork, sliced cabbage, tomatoes and onion in the bacon fat. When
half cooked, add the water or stock and continue to simmer until all is tender.
Thicken with 2 ozs. flour mixed with J pint sour cream, and just before
serving add a further J pint of sour cream. (Yield: 8 portions).
(See also Cream of Cabbage).
THICK GIBLET SOUP (Poultry or Game)
2 Ibs. cleaned giblets 1 sprig thyme
4 pints water 1 sprig parsley
2 ozs. minced onion 2 ozs. flour
2 large carrots, sliced 2 ozs. butter
2 stalks celery salt and pepper
Saute vegetables in the butter with the giblets till well browned. Add flour
and stir well. Combine water slowly, stirring constantly till thick and smooth.
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Add herbs and simmer for 2 hours. Strain, forcing as much of the vegetables
and giblet meat through the sieve as possible. Season to taste. Serve with
fried croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
(See also Giblet Soup a I'Anglaise).
THICK GOAT SOUP
3 Ibs. neck or forequarter of goat 1 bay leaf
5 pints water 2 sprigs parsley
4 ozs. minced onion 1 sprig thyme
2 sliced carrots 2 ozs. flour
3 stalks celery 2 ozs. butter
salt and pepper
Cut up the goat meat into small pieces and simmer in water for 2 hours.
Meanwhile, saute the vegetables in the butter till brown, add flour and
brown a little more. Add to soup and stir well. Add herbs and seasoning.
Cook for 30 minutes longer. Strain well, and serve with some diced goat
meat and fried croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
THICK GRAVY SOUP
The broth from all meats is, in fact, meat gravy. Left-over joints and scraps
of meat may be simmered and used for the base of a gravy soup. Poultry
giblets, browned in the oven and simmered with the poultry carcases, will
also form a good base for a gravy soup.
Place in a pan all the bones, meat scraps and gravy from the left-over
joint, cover with cold water and simmer for 2 hours. The strained liquor
may be thickened with cornflour, arrowroot or roux, as desired, and seasoned
to taste.
Left-over vegetables thrown in as a garnish will furnish a supper dish.
THICK GROUSE SOUP
For this delicious soup only whole grouse will do; the bones would not
be sufficient on their own.
Take 2 grouse and roast them. When cooked, remove the meat from the
bones, place the bones in a pan with a glass pf dry sherry, a sliced onion, a
carrot, 2 stalks of celery, 2 cloves, a blade of mace and a sprig of thyme.
Simmer all these for 15 minutes, then pour in 3 pints of good brown stock,
simmer for 2 hours and strain. In the meantime, cut the fillets of meat into
dice and mince all the leg meat and oddments three times through the mincer,
using the fine plate. Mix this minced meat with 2 ozs. ground rice and 2 ozs.
butter, then add it to the stock and boil till it is thick and creamy, stirring
all the while. Add the diced fillets of grouse, season to taste and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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THICK HARE SOUP
Cut a good-sized hare into pieces, saving all the blood. Place the hare in
a stewpan with 4 stalks of celery, 2 onions, 2 carrots, all sliced, a sprig of
thyme, 1 bay leaf, a blade of mace, and 2 cloves, with 4 ozs. melted butter,
and brown well. Sprinkle in 4 ozs. flour, toss well, and moisten with 2 large
glasses of port wine. Now add 6 pints of good brown stock, and the blood,
and simmer all for 2 hours.
Take out the pieces of hare, putting the best pieces aside and pounding
the remainder to a pulp. Stir in the pounded meat, simmer 10 minutes, then
strain. Re-heat soup, add some cubed meat from the pieces set aside, season
to taste and serve.
Unless one can obtain a small hare and stew the best back pieces, using
the forequarter only for the soup, it would be impossible to make this soup
in small amounts. However, if the forequarter only is used and half the
ingredients as given above, the yield would be 8 portions.
THICK JARDINIERE SOUP
See Potage Jardiniere. Proceed as details given, but at the moment the
vegetables are soft, everything is forced through a fine sieve.
Serve with a sprinkling of freshly chopped green herbs. (Yield: 8 portions).
THICK KIDNEY SOUP
4 pints brown stock salt and pepper to taste
1 Ib. ox kidney 2 ozs. butter
i tablespoon of chopped parsley 1 oz. flour
2 ozs. finely chopped onion
Cut kidney into small-dice and saut6 in the butter, with onion and parsley.
Add stock and seasoning, and simmer very gently l hours.
Make a paste with the flour and a little water, and thicken the soup. Allow
to simmer another 15 minutes, and serve.
If preferred, the soup may be forced through a sieve, making a pure*e of
the kidney. (Yield: 8 portions).
THICK MACARONI SOUP
Prepare 3 pints of good gravy or shin of beef soup. Garnish with 6 ozs.
macaroni cooked in salted water and cut in 1 inch pieces. (Yield: 8 portions).
THICK MILK SOUP
See Potage au Lait or Buttermilk Soup (Chilled), No. I, or Buttermilk Soup,
No. II. Pages 161162.
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THICK MOCK TURTLE SOUP
1 calf's head 6 ozs. flour
8 pints water or veal stock 4 stalks celery
4 large carrots 2 cloves of garlic
4 onions 1 bay leaf
2 turnips 2 blades of mace
12 black peppercorns oz. basil
6 ozs. butter i oz. marjoram
J oz. thyme
Remove scalp, tongue and brain from the head. Chop up the brain, and
place with scalp and tongue in a pan with the water or stock and simmer till
scalp is tender (approximately 2 hours). Lift out the scalp and tongue. Press
the scalp between two dishes and set aside to cool. In the meantime, cook
all the vegetables in the butter till dark brown, add the flour and toss well.
Add the vegetable mixture to the stock, stirring constantly till thick and
creamy. Now add the herbs and simmer for another hour. Strain the soup
and return it to the pan. Re-heat, skim well, add 2 glasses of sherry and season
to taste. Now add the scalp meat cut into neat squares and the tongue cut
julienne style. (Yield: 20 portions).
N.B. If a smaller amount is required, use half the head for Calf's Head
Financiere, and with the remaining half head use hah the ingredients given
above. The yield would then be 10 portions.
THICK MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
4 pints good mutton stock 1 tablespoon curry powder
2 large apples 2 ozs. flour
2 onions 2 ozs. dripping
2 carrots juice of a lemon
salt
Brown the sliced apple and vegetables in the dripping, add flour and curry
powder and brown a little more, then add the stock slowly. Simmer till
reduced to three-quarters of its original volume. Press all through a sieve,
return to pan, add lemon juice. Garnish with 4 ozs. cooked rice and 2 ozs.
scalded sultanas. (Yield: 8 portions).
(See also Chicken Mulligatawny).
THICK OX CHEEK SOUP
Prepare as for ox tail soup, adding 2 Ibs. of ox cheek in place of the ox
tail. Omit the port wine.
THICK OX TAIL SOUP
Now for England's favourite and make it good!
1 ox tail 3 stalks celery
2 carrots little marjoram, basil and thyme
1 turnip small handful of parsley
2 onions 1 bay leaf
6 black peppercorns 1 blade of mace
8 ozs. home cured ham (cubed) 3 ozs. flour
4 pints beef stock 4 ozs. butter
Cut the ox tail at the joints, cutting the large pieces into four (or more,
as the case may be). Place the tail, vegetables and diced ham all in a pan
with the melted butter, toss and saute well till well browned, add flour and
toss again till flour is browned as well. Now add boiling stock gradually,
stirring constantly till smooth. Add herbs and simmer gently till the meat
is done. Lift out the meat, strain the soup and re-heat; add some mixed
cooked vegetables, seasoning to taste, and a glass or two of good port wine.
Now add the pieces of tail, serving very hot. (Yield: 10 portions).
THICK PARTRIDGE SOUP
Prepare as for Thick Grouse Soup, substituting 3 partridges for the 2 grouse.
THICK PHEASANT SOUP
Prepare as for Thick Grouse Soup, substituting pheasants for grouse.
THICK RABBIT SOUP
1 rabbit 1 sprig of thyme
1 carrot, sliced 2 springs of parsley
1 onion, sliced 1 blade of mace
1 turnip, sliced 2 ozs. barley
seasoning to taste 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Roast the rabbit. When done, remove the meat. Place the bones and all
other ingredients in a pan, cover with water, and simmer for 1 hour. In the
meantime, mince the rabbit meat through the fine plate four times, add this
to the soup and simmer another 30 minutes. Strain the soup, season to taste,
add 8 ozs. cream or evaporated milk, and serve. (Yield: 10 portions).
THICK RICE SOUP
3 pints veal stock a flick of nutmeg
1 onion, sliced 2 ozs. cooked whole rice
1 carrot, sliced 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
2 ozs. ground rice salt to taste
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Place stock and sliced vegetables in a pan, boil and add ground rice slowly,
stirring constantly till cooked. Strain, and return soup to the pan. Add a little
salt, the cooked whole rice and the cream. Serve with a flick of ground
nutmeg to each plate. (Yield: 8 portions) .
THICK SAGO SOUP
Prepare as for Thick Rice Soup, using 2 ozs. powdered sago in place of the
ground rice, and cinnamon in place of the nutmeg.
THICK SHIN OF BEEF SOUP
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2 Ibs. shin of beef 1 oz. flour
5 pints water 1 onion, sliced
2 ozs. dripping 1 carrot, sliced
1 sprig thyme 1 small turnip, sliced
1 sprig parsley 1 bay leaf
salt and pepper
Brown vegetables in the dripping, add the water and diced shin of beef,
the herbs and seasonings, and simmer for 3 hours. Skim and strain. Return
soup to the pan and thicken with the flour mixed with a little cold water.
Garnish with haricot beans and macaroni. (Yield: 8 portions).
THICK SOUP WITHOUT MEAT
For those who prefer a strictly vegetarian soup, any one of the vegetable
soups can be made with vegetable stock, even if veal or chicken stock is
shown in the original recipe. The great art in making a full flavoured vege-
table soup is quick handling and no stewing or long cooking of the vegetables.
Small diced vegetables will cook quicker and retain their garden freshness
more readily that just chunks of vegetables.
THICK SPRING SOUP WITHOUT MEAT
See Potage jardiniere. Use 2 ozs. ground rice to thicken the soup and see
that the vegetables are all fresh and cooked separately, so that each flavour is
distinct.
THICK TOMATO SOUP
This definition should not be confused with Cream of Tomato soup.
Oh no ! A soup might be thick so and so, but that does not entitle it to be
called "Cream of ." If you are looking for Cream of Tomato soup,
it will be found under that title and no other.
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Having cleared the air and the soup, now for Thick Tomato soup :
2 Ibs. ripe tomatoes 2 sprigs of parsley
1 sliced carrot 3 pints veal stock
1 sliced onion 4 ozs. white roux
4 ozs. diced ham salt and pepper to taste
Place all ingredients except roux in a pan and bring to boil. Simmer 1 hour
and press all through a sieve. Return soup to pan, add roux and stir till soup
boils and thickens. Season to taste and serve.
THICK TURKEY SOUP
4 pints white stock 1 blade mace
1 turkey carcase 1 bay leaf
1 large onion pepper and salt
2 ozs. cooked macaroni 2 ozs. ground rice
Break up the turkey carcase and place in a pan with stock, onion, herbs
and seasonings. Simmer slowly for 2 hours. Strain, and return soup to pan.
Run in the ground rice and stir constantly till soup thickens. Add cooked
macaroni cut in 1 inch pieces and serve.
THICK VEGETABLE SOUP
2 carrots 4 stalks celery
1 large turnip 2 ozs. butter
1 large onion 1J ozs. flour
1 leek 1 pint milk
salt and pepper 1 pint water
Slice vegetables and saute* all in the butter. Add water and cook till ah 1 are
soft. Press all through a sieve and return to the pan. Add f pint boiling milk.
Make a paste with the flour and remaining J pint cold milk. Add to soup and
stir till thick and creamy. Serve with fried croutons. (Yield: 6 portions).
THICK WINTER SOUP
2 Ibs. white cabbage, sliced 1 oz. butter
1 onion, sliced 1 pint milk
1 leek, sliced 1 oz. ground rice
2 pints water salt and pepper
Saute* onion and leek in the butter, blanch cabbage and drain, add to other
vegetables and cook 10 minutes more. Add water and cook till vegetables
are soft. Add ground rice and cook till creamy. Lastly, add scalded milk and
seasonings.
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MISCELLANEOUS SOUPS
ALE SOUP
2x1 pint bottles strong ale juice of lemon
1 stick cinnamon (3 inch) 2 strips of lemon peel
8 ozs. potato (well mashed) 1 oz. sugar
salt
Place all ingredients in a pan and boil for 5 minutes. Strain and serve.
(Yield: 5 portions).
ALMOND MILK SOUP
2 pints new milk 2 eggs
8 ozs. ground almonds 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Scald milk with ground almonds. Combine eggs with cream, add liaison
to almond milk, hold heat for 2 minutes but do not allow to boil. Serve at
once, with flaked almonds. (Yield: 6 portions).
APRICOT SOUP
6 ripe apricots 1x2 inch stick cinnamon
1 oz. arrowroot pint white wine
1 oz. sugar J pint water or apricot syrup
Cook the apricots gently to a pulp in water, with the sugar, arrowroot
and cinnamon. Press all through a sieve and set aside.
Heat the wine and syrup or water, add apricot pulp. Taste for sugar. Serve
with Melba toast. (Yield: 3 portions).
ARABIAN MUTTON SOUP (Chervah)
1 Ib. breast of mutton i Ib. vermicelli (cooked)
2 pints water 1 Ib. onions (sliced and browned)
i Ib. tomatoes 1 oz. chopped mint
salt and pepper
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Place diced breast of mutton, water, tomatoes, onions and mint, in a pan
and simmer for 2 hours. Add cooked vermicelli. Taste for seasoning and serve.
(Yield: 5 portions).
ARMENIAN RICE SOUP
3 pints mutton stock 3 ozs. butter
1 cucumber, peeled and diced 2 ozs. flour
1 large lettuce, shredded 4 ozs. rice
seasoning to taste
Saute" diced cucumber and shredded lettuce in the melted butter for about
10 minutes. Add 2 ozs. flour and toss well. Add boiling stock gradually and
stir constantly. Cook rice in plenty of water, rinse well and add to soup.
Taste for seasoning and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
BAKED BEAN SOUP
3 slices bacon, diced 1 oz. butter
1 X 1 lb. can baked beans 1 teaspoon salt
2 pints cold water dash pepper
1 oz. flour dash paprika
Saut6 bacon in a pan. Add beans and cold water and cook until beans are
soft, then rub through a strainer. Return to pan and re-heat, and add a lirtle
more water if needed. Blend flour, butter, salt, pepper and paprika. Add to
beans and cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. (Yield: 5 portions).
BAKED COTTAGE SOUP
Soak 1 lb. of split peas overnight. The next morning cut 1 lb. ham into
small pieces and place in an earthenware casserole with alternate layers of sliced
onions and carrots. Over these put the drained peas, add a little salt and pepper
and 6 pints of water. Bake 3 J to 4 hours in a moderate oven. Usually, such
a baked soup is drained before serving, but for myself, use the casserole as the
soup tureen straight out of the oven and well, try it!
BAKED SOUP
2 pints water 1 oz. rice
1 lb. neck of beef 1 onion, sliced
4 ozs. split peas 1 carrot, sliced
salt and pepper
Cut meat into cubes and place in casserole in layers with onion, carrot, peas
and rice. Cover with the water, add salt and pepper. Cover closely and cook
in slow oven 3 to 4 hours. (Yield: 6 portions).
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BARLEY SOUP
3 pints veal stock oz. minced parsley
1 turnip, sliced 2 stalks celery
1 onion, sliced salt and pepper
3 ozs. pearl barley
Cook the vegetables in the stock till tender. Meanwhile, cook the barley
in salt water. Strain stock, add barley, and simmer another 30 minutes.
(Yield: 8 portions).
BEAN AND CABBAGE SOUP
Soak 1 pound of white beans in water overnight. Put in a pan \ pound
of salt pork, 1 pound of shin of beef, 4 pints of cold water, and a tablespoonful
of salt. Bring slowly to a boil, and skim well. Add the beans, and boil for an
hour. Then add a small head of cabbage that has been cut in 1 inch squares,
1 onion, 1 carrot, a bouquet garni, and 1 mashed clove of garlic. Boil slowly
for 2 hours, then remove the pork, beef, carrot, onion and bouquet garni.
Season to taste with salt and pepper, and add a little chopped parsley.
(Yield: 10 portions).
BEEF SOUP
1 Ib. shin or neck of beef 1 oz. dripping
1 onion, sliced 3 pints water
1 turnip, sliced salt and pepper
1 carrot, sliced 3 ozs. rice
Melt the dripping and add onion, frying to a golden brown. Now add
diced beef and toss till nice and brown. Now add the water. Let it come to the
boil, and remove all scum and fat. Add sliced carrot, turnip and rice. Simmer
all for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
BEEF TEA
Of good beef tea it is said it makes the hale man envy the sick.
Real Beef Tea is cooked in the oven, usually in an earthenware casserole pot.
Our grandmothers had special lidded iron pots in which the tea was made,
and the meat was used for potted beef; for this really was potted beef, and
not the silly little glass jars of paste we know to-day.
Well, in case the invalid is waiting, here is the recipe:
2 Ibs. English neck of beef (without fat)
3 pints cold water
pinch of salt
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Neck of beef contains the goodness required, so do not be put off with any
other cut.
Cut the beef into 1-inch cubes, place in the casserole, together with water
and salt. Cover tightly. Cook for 2 hours in a moderate oven at 350 F.
Strain off the liquid and hurry it along to the invalid piping hot.
By the way, make sure that the lid fits tightly on the casserole. It ensures
the flavour being retained and that flavour is wanted to pep up the invalid's
appetite.
Oh yes! the beef: pass it through the mincer three times, with 2 ozs. of
butter, and you will have the filhng for the loveliest potted beef sandwiches
you have ever tasted. Season to your liking. (Yield: 6 cups).
BEEF WITH BARLEY
3 pints beef stock 2 ozs. fat
1 onion, diced 1 turnip, diced
1 carrot, diced 1 clove
2 stalks celery, sliced 4 peppercorns
2 ozs. barley 2 ozs. thinly sliced cabbage
sprig each of parsley and thyme
Brown vegetables (except cabbage), and barley, in fat. Add stock and
seasonings. Simmer 1 hour. Remove herbs, add cabbage, simmer 20 minutes,
and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
BEET AND CELERY SOUP
See Cabbage and Beet soup. Use 1 small root of celery in place of the
cabbage and then proceed as for recipe given.
BELGIUM CHICKEN SOUP
(A soup and a complete meal).
1 4-pound stewing chicken 2 ozs. diced carrots
\ lemon J oz. minced parsley
2 onions 1 sprig thyme
2 cloves 1 bay leaf
2 ozs. diced celery 2 teaspoons salt
3 leeks, minced J teaspoon pepper
2 glasses dry white wine
Clean chicken, leaving it whole. Rub thoroughly with lemon and place
in a large pan. Add water to half-cover chicken and heat to boiling. Peel
onions, leaving them whole, and insert 1 clove in each onion; add to chicken
with remaining ingredients. Cover pan and simmer slowly until chicken is
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tender. When ready to serve, remove chicken from broth and carve it, placing
the carved pieces in a soup tureen. Cover with broth and garnish with sprigs
of parsley. Serve at once. (Yield: 8 portions).
BENEVOLENT SOUP
3 pints cold water 4 celery stalks
1 Ib. ox cheek, cut small 2 sprigs thyme
2 carrots, sliced 2 sprigs parsley
3 onions, sliced salt and pepper
1 turnip, sliced 1 small cabbage
Place all ingredients in a pan except the cabbage, and simmer for 3 hours.
Add the cabbage, sliced, hour before serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
BIRD'S NEST SOUP
From this Chinese soup derives the expression, "smacking of lips." No
twittering, please. This soup will stick to the ribs, for the bird's nests are made
from the saliva of these particular Chinese birds. These nests form a very
gelatinous soup, and do actually cause one to smack one's lips. Yes, it is the
gelatinous foods which make us smack our lips, because we feel the lips being
stuck together, so we lick and smack them to see if all the gelatinous substance
is removed. You will smack your lips for quite a while after this soup !
Although some of the ingredients may not now be obtainable in Britain,
no book of soups could purport to be complete without a reference to Birds'
Nest Soup. Here then is how the Chinese make it:
2 ozs. birds' nests 2 ozs. bamboo shoots
12 ozs. chicken meat, diced 3 pints white stock (pork and
1 oz. Chinese ham chicken stock is best)
2 ozs. mushrooms (white) sesame oil
salt and pepper Chinese sauce
Soak the bird's nest in hot water for 2 to 3 hours. Put in a pan of boiling
water and boil for 4 to 5 minutes, drain well and put in a deep dish. Stand
the dish over a pan of hot water and sprinkle the nest with 6 ozs. of the diced
chicken. Steam steadily for 5 hours.
Cut the mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and ham, into dice, and mix with
the other 6 ozs. of diced chicken.
Now put the nest in a pan and cover with the stock and diced etceteras.
Bring all to boil for 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, sesame oil and Chi-
nese sauce, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
BLACK BEAN SOUP
1 Ib. black beans 1 oz. flour
3 pints ham stock 1 lemon, sliced
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1 onion, sliced 2 hard-boiled eggs
1 oz. butter 1 glass sherry
Soak beans overnight and next morning cook them in the ham stock until
soft. Then press ah 1 through a sieve. Meanwhile, saute onions in the butter
until a golden brown, add flour and brown a little more. Add this roux to the
soup and stir well till cooked. If too thick, add a little more ham stock. Taste
for seasoning and add sherry.
Place a few slices of egg and lemon in each plate, and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
BONE SOUP
2 Ibs. bones (beef, veal or 1 turnip, sliced
mutton) 3 ozs. lentils
2 ozs. dripping 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
2 onions, sliced seasoning to taste
2 carrots, sliced 3 pints water
Put bones and dripping into a pan and fry to brown slightly. Then add to
water and bring slowly to the boil. Skim off all scum and fat and then add
vegetables and soaked lentils. Stir till it re-boils, then simmer for 2 hours.
Remove bones, add herbs and seasonings, and serve.
SOUP A LA BONNE FEMME
3 pints veal stock 2 lettuces, chopped fine
1 cucumber, chopped fine 2 ozs. chervil
2 ozs. butter 1 oz. sugar
1 oz. flour salt, pepper, nutmeg
6 yolks of egg 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Simmer vegetables and seasonings in the butter for 10 minutes. Stir in
flour, add stock, and stir constantly till it boils. Simmer all for 30 minutes.
Beat egg yolks with cream and sugar and stir into soup gradually, but do
not allow it to re-boil or it will curdle. Serve with fried croutons.
(Yield: 8 portions).
BRAZIL NUT MILK SOUP
Proceed as for Almond Milk soup, using ground Brazil nuts in place of
almonds.
BREAD SOUP
1 Ib. bread crusts
1 pint stock (meat, fish or vegetable, to taste)
2 ozs. butter
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Place all in a pan and simmer. As the bread softens, mash it with a fork.
Season according to the stock you have used. If too thick, add a little more
stock. (Yield: 4 portions).
BROCCOLI STALK SOUP
Prepare as for Cauliflower Soup and you will wonder why you have been
throwing those thick stalks away.
Cut the thick stalks in pieces and cook in boiling veal or chicken stock, or if
no stock, water will do. Rub all through a sieve, mix with equal amounts
of scalded milk, and to each 3 pints add 2 ozs. flour and 2 ozs. butter previously
well creamed together. Stir constantly till creamy, add a little evaporated
milk, and season to taste. (Yield: 8 portions).
BROWN CABBAGE SOUP
3 pints ham stock 1 large onion, sliced
4 ozs. diced ham 4 ozs. chopped celery
1 small cabbage 1 oz. butter
salt and pepper
Cut cabbage into eight and cook with remaining vegetables in the butter.
Brown well. Add to stock and cook J hour. Add diced ham and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
BRUSSELS SPROUTS SOUP
2 Ibs. trimmed Brussels sprouts 1 teaspoon sugar
3 pints seasoned clear beef consomme salt
Cook sprouts in salt water and drain. Meanwhile, heat the consomme,
add sprouts, sugar and seasoning, and cook 5 minutes. Serve with fried
croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
BUTTERMILK SOUP, CHILLED (I)
4 pints buttermilk 1 Ib. shrimps, cooked and chopped
1 oz. prepared mustard 4 ozs. cucumber, unpeeled, finely
pinch salt diced (free from seeds)
i oz. fresh dill, minced 2 bunches watercress, cut med. fine
Blend together all ingredients. Chill thoroughly. Serve ice cold,
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BUTTERMILK SOUP (II)
2 pints buttermilk \ oz. minced dill pickle
1 teaspoon salt \ lb. shrimps, cooked, cleaned and
1 teaspoon sugar chopped
tablespoon prepared 2 ozs. diced cucumber (free from
mustard seeds)
Combine ingredients in the order listed and mix thoroughly. Serve cold.
(Yield: 6 portions).
BUTTERMILK SOUP (III)
| pound shrimps, cooked and 1 teaspoon salt
chopped 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
J med. sized cucumber, finely 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
diced 1 teaspoon sugar
1 quart buttermilk
Mix together shrimps, cucumber and seasonings; stir in buttermilk and
chill thoroughly. (Approximate yield : 6 portions).
See also Citrus Buttermilk Soup, recipe on page 167.
CABBAGE SOUP
1 cabbage (2 Ibs.) li pints water
1 oz. dripping 1 oz. small sago
li pints milk salt and pepper
Melt the dripping in a saucepan and toss the cabbage lightly in it for a few
minutes. Cover with the water, and allow to simmer for f hour. Then add
the sago, milk, seasoning, and boil up again until the former is transparent.
Serve with fried croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
CABBAGE AND BEET SOUP
1 small head of cabbage, shredded 1 teaspoon salt
8 ozs. diced cooked beetroot i teaspoon pepper
1 small onion, diced 8 thick slices bread
3 pints stock 2 ozs. grated cheese
Combine cabbage, beetroot, onion, stock, salt and pepper and cook until
cabbage is tender. Pour soup over bread, allowing 1 slice to each serving.
Sprinkle with cheese. (Yield: 8 portions).
CABBAGE SOUP, NORMANDE
Separate the outside leaves and the core of a head of cabbage. Put both the
leaves and core in a pan, with 5 pounds of beef bones, 1 onion, 1 carrot, a
bouquet garni, and a handful of salt. Bring to a boil, season, and boil for
2hours. Slice the rest of the cabbage very thin, place in another pan, add
3 ounces of butter, and fry until the moisture is out. Then drain off the butter,
and strain the beef and cabbage broth over it. Let it boil slowly for an hour.
Season with salt and pepper, and add some bread crust cut in small squares
and fried in butter.
CARAWAY SOUP (Ktimmel Suppe)
3 pints veal stock 2 ozs. flour
1 oz. caraway seeds 2 ozs. macaroni
3 ozs. butter salt and pepper
Melt the butter, add the flour, and stir for a while until it browns. Mix
in the caraway seeds and pour in the boiling stock, stirring constantly until
it is thick and creamy. Simmer for J hour, and strain free from seeds.
Meanwhile, cook the macaroni in salt water, rinse and drain well. Season
the soup, add the macaroni, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CELERY AND ALMOND SOUP
Cut one head of celery into pieces about 1 inch long, and put it into a
saucepan with 2 pints of good white stock, 2 oz. butter, J Ib. lean ham, and
2 lumps of sugar. Let it boil for J hour, put in with it 2 pints more of stock,
a little salt, and a blade of mace. Stew gently for 1 hour, then press the soup
through a coarse sieve. Make it hot again, pour it into a tureen, add pint
of boiling cream sauce and Jib. flaked almonds. (Yield: 10 portions).
CHEESE SOUP
2 pints milk 3 ozs. grated cheese
2 ozs. butter 2 eggs, well beaten
1 chopped onion salt and pepper
Saute* onion in the butter, add the milk, and when nearly boiling add the
grated cheese. Add seasonings and eggs and stir till soup thickens, but do not,
et it boil. Serve with fingers of toast. (Yield: 5 portions).
CHICKEN A LA REINE
Cream of Chicken served with small chicken dumplings.
CHICKEN AND CORN SOUP
3 pints chicken stock 2 ozs. butter
4 ears of green corn-on-the-cob 2 ozs. flour
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Split and scrape the grains of corn and put the cobs in the stock and cook
for 1| hours. Remove the cobs and add the roux made from the butter and
flour. Add scraped corn, cook 15 minutes and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
CHICKEN SOUP BRSILIENNE
One pint of Consomme Tapioca, one pint of thick Consomme Brunoise,
and the breast of a fowl cut in small squares. Bring to a boil, and serve.
(Yield: 6 portions).
CHICKEN AND CUCUMBER SUPREME
Prepare 3 pints Cream of Chicken soup and add to this one large cucumber
cooked and pressed through a sieve. The combination of these two flavours is
delicious. (Yield: 8 portions).
CHICKEN SOUP A LA FRANCHISE
Put a fat soup hen in a pan with 3 quarts of water, a little salt, 1 onion
1 carrot, and a bouquet garni. When coming to a boil, skim well, cover, and
simmer slowly until the hen is cooked. Then remove the hen and cut the
meat in $ inch squares. Strain the broth, bring to a boil, and add 2 cupfuls
of boiled rice and the chicken meat. Season Well with salt and pepper, and
add some chopped chervil. (Yield: 10 portions).
CHICKEN FLORENTINE
Cut a spring chicken, bones and all, in pieces one inch square. Heat 3
ounces of butter in a pan, add the chicken, and cook until golden yellow;
add 2 tablespoons of flour and heat through; add 3 pints of chicken broth,
a bouquet garni, and 1 cup of raw rice. Boil for 1 hour, then remove the
bouquet garni, add 1 pint of boiling milk, and season with salt and pepper
and a little chopped parsley. (Yield: 10 portions).
CHICKEN MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
Cut the breast from an uncooked soup hen, and cut in small squares of
about i inch. Make about 2 quarts of broth from the bones and trimmings.
Heat 3 ounces of butter in a pan, add the cut-up breast of chicken, and simmer
for 5 minutes. Then add an onion chopped very fine, and simmer again
until yellow. Then add 2 tablespoonfuls of flour and 1 tablespoonful of
curry powder, and heat through. Now pour in the strained chicken broth
and a cup of rice, and boil slowly until the rice is cooked. Cut 2 apples in
i inch squares, and simmer in butter until cooked, and add to the soup.
Season with salt and pepper.
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CHICKEN MUSHROOM SOUP
3 pints chicken stock 4 ozs. cooked chicken white meat
2 ozs. diced celery salt to taste, dash of pepper
1 oz. onion, diced 2 tablespoons soy sauce
12 mushrooms, sliced 2 eggs, well beaten
Combine broth, celery and onion, cook until tender, then add mushrooms
gradually and cook until firm. Serve at once. (Yield: 8 portions).
CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
To 3 pints Cream of Chicken soup add 4 ozs. cooked noodles. Serve very
hot. (Yield: 8 portions).
CHICKEN NUT SOUP
4 ozs. chopped celery \ pint milk
2 pints chicken stock salt, pepper
1 egg, beaten . 2 ozs. ground nuts
1 oz. flour whipped cream, minced parsley
Cook celery in stock until tender. Combine egg, flour and milk and beat
well. Add to stock gradually and cook for five minutes, stirring constantly.
Season. Serve in soup bowls ; sprinkle nuts over top and garnish with whipped
cream and parsley. (Yield: 6 portions).
CHICKEN OKRA SOUP
Remove the breast from a raw fowl, and with the remainder make a chicken
broth. Cut the breast in small dice, put in pan with a chopped onion and
a chopped green pepper and a small piece of butter, simmer till onion is
soft, then add the chicken broth, 2 peeled tomatoes cut in small dice, or some
canned tomatoes, salt and pepper. Let boil slowly for hour, then add 1 pound
of okra cut in pieces J inch in length, and cook until okra is soft. Add 1 tea-
spoonful of Worcestershire sauce and a cup of boiled rice and serve with
chopped parsley. If desired, a slice of ham may be cut in small squares and
added at the same time as the chicken breast. (Yield: 8 portions).
CHICKEN SOUP, PIEDMONTAISE
Mix a pint of chicken broth with a pint of Pure*e of Tomato soup, add
i pound of macaroni cut in J inch pieces, and the breast of a boiled chicken,
cut in small squares. (Yield: 6 portions).
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CHICKEN SOUP, PORTUGAISE
Put a soup hen on the fire in 3 quarts of water, bring to a boil and skim
well. Then add a tablespoonful of salt, 2 carrots, 1 onion, and a bouquet
garni, and boil slowly until the fowl is done. Then skim the broth, and cut
the carrots and the onion in small squares, and return to the soup. Peel
4 tomatoes, squeeze out the juice, cut in small squares, and also add to the
soup. Bring to a boil, add a cup of boiled rice, and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CHICKEN BROTH, SAN REMO
Make 2 quarts of plain chicken broth, add to it \ cup of sliced soft-boiled
carrots, and 1 cup of boiled rice. Serve grated cheese separately.
(Yield: 10 portions).
CHICKEN TARRAGON SOUP
3 pints chicken stock (cleared)
2 ozs. minced tarragon
2 egg whites, beaten stiff
Blanch the tarragon and simmer 1 oz. of it in the cleared chicken stock
for 20 to 30 minutes. "Whip the whites of egg quite stiff and add the other
1 oz. of tarragon. Poach the white of egg in boiling water in spoonfuls.
Serve one spoon of poached egg white in each plate of soup. The 2 egg
whites will be sufficient for 8 spoonfuls. (Yield: 8 portions).
CHICKEN TOMATO SOUP
Proceed as for Cream of Chicken soup, and to the stock add 1 Ib. diced
tomatoes or pint tomato pure"e. If diced tomatoes are used, the soup will
need straining of all skin and seeds.
CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP
3 to 4 Ib. stewing chicken 1 onion, sliced
3 quarts boiling water 1 tablespoon salt
2 stalks celery or 4 ozs. diced i teaspoon pepper
celery root i teaspoon nutmeg
Clean chicken and cut into small pieces. Scald chicken feet; skin and
remove nails. Pour boiling water over chicken, feet, celery and onion, cover,
heat to boiling and simmer until chicken is tender, about 3 hours. Remove
chicken, strain stock, and season.
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Now add 1 diced onion, 1 diced carrot, 2 ozs. diced celery, 2 ozs. tomatoes
to strained stock, and simmer until tender.
The chicken meat may be creamed, used for croquettes, salad or casserole
dishes. (Yield: 8 portions).
CHICORY SOUP
4 heads chicory 2 ozs. flour
2 pints veal stock i teaspoon salt
2 ozs. butter 1 pint milk
little diced pimiento
Wash chicory thoroughly, place in a pan and cook until tender. Rub
through a sieve and combine with veal stock. Melt butter, blend in flour
and salt, add milk gradually and cook 1 minute. Add chicory mixture and
heat to boiling. Serve hot, garnished with diced pimiento.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CHOP SUEY SOUP WITH WATERCRESS
3 pints beef stock, well seasoned 4 ozs. celery, diced
1 dessertspoon soy sauce 4 ozs. noodles
1 oz. fat 4 ozs. carrots, diced
2 ozs. onion, diced 6 ozs. string beans, sliced
1 large bunch watercress
Saute onion and celery in fat. Add to hot beef stock. Add soy sauce,
noodles, carrots, string beans, and watercress stems cut in J-inch lengths.
Cook 20 minutes. Add coarsely cut watercress leaves. Heat thoroughly.
Serve immediately. (Yield: 8 portions).
CITRUS BUTTERMILK SOUP
1 cup orange juice 2 ozs. sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange rind 1 J pints buttermilk
Chill all ingredients, combine and beat together for several minutes. Serve
immediately. (Yield: 5 portions).
COCONUT SOUP
3 pints veal stock 8 ozs. freshly grated coconut
2 ozs. flour $ blade of mace
2 ozs. butter i teaspoon grated lemon rind
4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Cook coconut, mace, and lemon rind in the stock for 10 minutes. Add
flour and butter previously well creamed together and stir constantly, until
soup is smooth and creamy. Strain and serve at once. (Yield: 8 portions).
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COCK-A-LEEKIE SOUP
Large quantities of this famous Scottish soup were consumed at the Burns
Centenary Festival at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, 1859.
It is hard to trace the origin of this famous soup. Some say it originates
from the days of cock fighting, the defeated cock being thrown into a pot,
with leeks to give added flavour. The soup was then handed round with
parts of the bird to spectators. Another version is that in olden times, when
the cock had passed its youth, the last purpose it served was the feast of
"The Cock-a-Leekie." However, it was, and still is, a grand dish if the bird
is served in the soup.
Cut an old cockerel into neat joints and place in a pot, together with the
cleaned giblets, cover with cold water, add salt, sprigs of parsley and thyme,
and simmer for 2 hours. Now add 8 large leeks quartered and continue
simmering for another 1J hours or until meat is tender. Now add pepper to
taste, for it is ready to serve.
Note. Do not add pepper till the very last. Only the salt is added at the
beginning. The delicate flavour of pepper is ruined if cooked too long.
The French like to add a few cooked prunes to this soup: why, goodness
only knows !
CONTINENTAL SOUP
1 pint water 2 glasses rum
2 ozs. sugar 1 glass of kirsch
peel of 2 oranges, chopped J pint milk
peel of 2 lemons, chopped i pint lemon juice
i pint orange juice
Boil water and sugar together until sugar is dissolved. Add orange and
lemon peel and let stand 10 minutes. Strain. Add remaining ingredients and
allow to stand 3 hours before serving. Strain and serve cold.
(Yield: 6 portions).
COOPER SOUP
Slice 3 large onions and put in a pan with 2 ounces of butter. Cover, and
simmer until the onions are done. Then add 1$ quarts of bouillon, consomme"
or chicken broth; season with salt and pepper, and boil for 30 minutes. Strain.
Serve toasted French bread and grated parmesan cheese separately.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CORN SOUP
2 ozs. butter 1 \ pints beef stock
2 ozs. flour 1 pints milk
3 ozs. sliced onions \ oz. sugar
1 can of corn salt and pepper
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Saute" onions in butter until brown, add flour but do not brown, add
boiling milk and stock gradually, stirring constantly till thick and creamy.
Now add the can of corn and sugar, and cook 10 minutes and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CORN AND TOMATO SOUP
4 ears of green corn-on-the-cob 2 eggs
4 ozs. cream or evap. milk
1$ pints boiling water 1 bay leaf
2 ozs. butter H pints cooked tomatoes
1 oz. flour 1 oz. sugar
2 onions, sliced salt and pepper
Cut the corn from the cobs and set aside. Cook cobs in boiling water until
water is reduced to 1 pint, and strain. Saute the onions in the butter, add
flour, and then" the tomatoes. Add bay leaf, sugar and seasonings, then add
cob water, cook 10 minutes and press through a sieve. Re-heat, and add corn
and cook for 20 minutes.
Blend eggs and cream and add to the soup just before serving.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CRAB GUMBO
Put 2 ounces of butter, 1 chopped onion and 1 chopped green pepper in
a pan and simmer until done. Then add 2 quarts of fish broth and cup of
rice, and boil very slowly for 15 minutes. Then add 3 peeled tomatoes cut in
small dices, 1 tablespoonful of Worcestershire sauce, the meat of 2 whole
crabs, and a can of okra; or 1 pound of fresh okra cut in pieces 1 inch long.
Cook slowly for 20 minutes, season well with salt and pepper, and sprinkle
with a little chopped parsley. (Yield: 8 portions).
CRAB SOUP
2 ozs. butter 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 ozs. flour 2 pints hot milk
1 teaspoon dry mustard 8 ozs. boiled and picked crab
1 teaspoon pepper meat
2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sherry
Melt butter and add flour, mustard, pepper, salt and Worcestershire sauce.
Cook together for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring constantly until a smooth sauce
results. Pour milk over crab meat; add both to seasoned sauce gradually,
stirring constantly. Before serving add sherry. Serve with additional
Worcestershire sauce and tabasco sauce. (Yield: 6 portions).
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CRANBERRY SOUP
2 Ibs. cranberries 4 ozs. sugar
2 pints water 12 small dumplings
salt to taste
Cover cranberries with cold water, bring quickly to the boil, strain and
throw liquid away. Add 2 pints boiling water to cranberries, with sugar and
salt added. Cook 20 minutes. Drop in small dumplings, cook another 10
minutes, and serve. (Yield: 6 portions).
CERCY SOUP
10 carrots, sliced 2 slices ham
2 turnips, sliced 1 teaspoon sugar
2 celery stalks, sliced 1 bunch of herbs
2 onions, sliced salt and pepper
boiling water beef stock
2 oz. butter bread crusts fried in butter
Boil vegetables 16 minutes and drain. Put them in a saucepan with butter,
ham, sugar, herbs and seasonings, cover with beef stock and cook tender.
Remove vegetables, discard herb bouquet, and run vegetables through
a sieve. Strain broth, return vegetables to it, and simmer 2 hours. Skim, pour
over fried crusts in tureen and serve. (Yield: 12 portions).
This French soup is claimed by England because it was served to the
soldiers on the battlefield of Cre"cy on August 26th, 1346, when the Black
Prince defeated the French. The soup must have been splendid because it
was made of the famous golden carrots of Crecy. It is for this reason I prefer
to name it, in English, Cre*cy Soup. Other titles are Potage a la Crecy, Puree
a la Cre"cy, Creme a la Crecy.
CRCY A LA CHANTILLY is a puree of carrots and lentils.
CONSOMME A LA CRCY is consomme* with a garnish of carrots cut
julienne style.
N. B. Corned beef was the main food of the last two world wars, and the
sooner we forget it the better. Woolton pies and Strachey puddings soon
died a natural death, but alas, no famous dish was invented to celebrate any
of the big victories in either war. Here the musical composers excelled over
the inventive mind of the chef, for they, at least, composed many tunes
during the two wars which will live for many a long day. Is it that the art
of inventing a dish is dwindling?
CROUTE AU POT
2 carrots, sliced \ cup chopped lettuce
1 turnip, sliced 2 tablespoons butter
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2 celery stalks, cut small 3 pints meat broth
J cup chopped cabbage salt and pepper
chervil
Stew vegetables with butter in saucepan. When they begin to colour, pour
in broth and season. Boil slowly 30 minutes or more. Pour into hot tureen
over toasted bread or rolls.
The French use a lot of pepper in this and vary contents with anything at
hand, making it a sort of pot-luck. This, is the quick way to make it. The
more laborious method is to start with beef and a little bacon and make
a rich stock as you go along, adding a knuckle of veal with the vegetables,
and at the end of an hour's cooking put in left-over chicken and carcase and
cook for 3 hours more. But the pot-au-feu, the stock-pot of France, is handier,
the meat being cooked only until tender and served with the soup.
(Yield: 8 portions).
CROUTE BRETONNE
Put 2 Ibs. of beef shin and 5 Ibs. of beef bones in a pan. Add 1 gallon of
cold water, bring slowly to a boil, and skim well. Then add 1 tablespoonful
of salt, a bouquet garni, small head of cabbage or kale, 2 turnips, 2 carrots,
1 parsnip and an onion. Boil for 3 hours; then strain the broth into a soup
tureen. Chop the vegetables very fine, put in a salad bowl, season with salt,
pepper and a little grated nutmeg, and add a little chopped parsley and i cup
of grated cheese. Cut some bread in round pieces the size of a half-crown, and
toast on one side. Put the puree of vegetables on the toasted side of the crou-
tons, place on a buttered pan and bake in the oven until brown. Serve on
a napkin with the broth. (Yield: 10 portions).
CUCUMBER SOUP SUPREME
1 large cucumber, sliced 2 ozs. butter
2 ozs. leeks, sliced J pint milk
2 pints cream of chicken soup 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk.
Saute the leeks and cucumber in the butter until soft. Then add the chicken
soup and simmer slowly for 15 minutes, strain, re-heat, add cream and serve.
(Yield: 6 portions).
8 ozs. sliced apples 4 pints water or chicken stock
4 ozs. prunes 1 oz. flour
2 Ibs. giblets with wing tips 2 'ozs. malt vinegar
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Clean the giblets well and put them in a pan with the water or stock, cook
gently till tender and strain. Re-heat stock to boiling point and thicken with
the flour mixed with the vinegar. Put in the sliced apples and soaked prunes.
Add sugar and salt to taste. Add cut pieces of giblets and simmer slowly for
15 to 20 minutes. (Yield: 6 portions).
DAWN SOUP, THE
3 pints good veal stock 8 ozs. veal, cut julienne
6 ozs. tapioca style
4 ozs. tomato pure*e salt and pepper
The tapioca is cooked in the veal stock, with the tomato pure*e, till tapioca
is soft. Seasonings, and the veal cut in strips, are added just before the soup
is served. (Yield : 8 portions).
DITALINI SOUP, A LA ROYALE
Ditalini is a species of macaroni, prepared in small pieces. Bring 2 quarts of
chicken broth to a boil, add | Ib. d'italini, and boil until the paste is soft. Then
bind the soup with the yolks of 3 eggs mixed with J cup of cream. Season
well with salt and pepper, and serve at once. Serve grated cheese separately.
(Yield: 10 portions).
DUTCH BEAN SOUP
6 ozs. navy beans salt and pepper
4 pints water 1 small onion, grated
J pint thick sour cream
Wash beans, cover with cold water and soak overnight. Drain and cook
in water listed until they have the consistency of thick cream and have cooked
down to 3 pints ; add salt and pepper to taste, and onion. Heat to boiling and
add sour cream. Serve with croutons cut into square and diamond shapes.
(Yield: 8 portions).
DUTCH POTATO SOUP
2 ozs. chopped onion 8 ozs. diced potatoes
2 ozs. butter 2 ozs. diced celery
H pints water 2 ozs. chopped pimiento
1 teaspoon salt 1 can evaporated milk
1 oz. chopped parsley
Cook onion slowly in butter until yellow. Add water, salt, potatoes, celery
and pimiento, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Add milk and chopped
parsley, and re-heat. Serve with a dash of paprika or toasted bread cubes.
(Yield: 5 portions).
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DUTCH VEGETABLE SOUP
8 ozs. dried Lima beans 4 ozs. chopped cabbage
1 Ib. beef bones 1 large turnip, diced
8 ozs. tomatoes 1 carrot, diced
8 ozs. grated corn 1 onion, sliced
salt and pepper 1 teaspoon flour
cup milk
Soak Lima beans in water for several hours. Wash bones thoroughly,
cover with cold water and boil slowly for several hours. Skim off fat and add
vegetables and drained beans. Season to taste. Cook until vegetables are
tender, 1 hour. Mix flour with milk, and stir into soup. Cook 15 minutes,
remove bones, and serve hot.
Note. J Ib. liver, cut into small pieces, may be added with bones.
(Yield: 8 portions).
ECONOMICAL VEGETABLE SOUP
Cut any left-over vegetables, such as carrots, turnips, green peppers,
potatoes, celery, string beans, into small pieces. Brown in fat, add hot water
to cover, season and cook until tender. Drain, press through a sieve and return
the pulp to the water in which the vegetables were cooked. Serve hot, with
small squares of toasted bread. (Two pints will be sufficient for 6 portions).
EGGPLANT SOUP
1 02. fat i teaspoon sugar
1 large eggplant, diced J pint brown stock
2 large tomatoes, quartered 1 pint boiling water
3 mushrooms, sliced 1 teaspoon minced parsley
i teaspoon salt dash cayenne
Melt fat and saute* vegetables for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients,
heat to boiling and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 45 minutes.
(Yield: 4 portions).
FARINA SOUP, FRANCIS JOSEPH
Roast a pheasant in the oven for 5 minutes, to obtain a slight colour, then
put it in fresh-prepared consomme" and boil until soft. Then strain the con-
somme", bring to a boil, add 3 pints of farina and boil for 15 minutes. Then
bind with the yolks of 2 eggs and J cup of cream, add a glass of sherry,
1 tablespoon grated cheese; season with salt, a little cayenne pepper, and the
juice of a lemon. Cut the breast of the pheasant in thin slices, put in the soup
tureen, and pour the soup over it; give it a sprinkle of chopped parsley, and
serve hot. (Yield: 8 portions).
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FLEMISH SOUP
6 tablespoons butter 3 small heads celery, chopped
2 tablespoons ham, diced 6 medium potatoes, chopped
2 pints white broth i cup breadcrumbs
3 medium onions, sliced J cup hot cream
2 egg yolks beaten
Put 4 tablespoons butter and ham into a saucepan with 1 cup of broth and
prepared vegetables. Cook slowly J hour, add remainder of broth and bread-
crumbs, continue cooking till potatoes are broken up. Press through sieve,
re-heat, whip in cream, egg yolks and remaining butter, but do not allow to
boil. (Yield: 6 portions).
FRENCH ONION SOUP
4 medium onions teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 oz. butter salt and pepper
2 pints brown stock round of toast
grated parmesan cheese
Slice onions thin and brown in butter. Add stock, Worcestershire sauce,
salt and pepper and simmer until onions are tender. Pour soup into an earthen
jar or casserole. Arrange toast on top of soup, sprinkle with grated cheese and
place under broiler until cheese melts and browns. Rub casserole or toast with
cut clove of garlic. (Yield: 4 portions).
FRENCH RICE SOUP
5 ozs. rice 2 cloves
3 ozs. butter 2 pints veal stock
2 onions 1 pint milk
salt, pepper, nutmeg
Wash and drain the rice, put in a saucepan with the melted butter and saute*
for a few minutes. Then add the stock. Boil up, add the onions stuck with the
cloves, also the milk. Simmer slowly for 40 minutes. Season to taste, and add
a grate of nutmeg. Stir while cooking to prevent burning. Remove onions
and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
FRESH CORN SOUP
1 cup fresh corn (Indian corn) i teaspoon salt
1 pint boiling water $ teaspoon pepper
2 ozs. butter 1 teaspoon minced onion
2 ozs. flour 1 pint milk
finely chopped spinach
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Simmer corn and water together for 20 minutes. Press through a coarse
sieve. Melt butter, blend in flour, salt, pepper and onion; add milk gradually.
Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, and add strained corn. Cook until
thickened, about 5 minutes. Serve garnished with spinach.
(Yield: 4 portions).
FRESH SPINACH AND POTATO SOUP
Cook 2 Ibs. spinach and press through a sieve to form a pure*e. Add the
pure*e to 2 pints Potato Soup. (Yield: 8 portions).
GARBURE SOUP
Every district of France has its own particular version of this rustic soup.
This is my favourite:
2 Ibs. cabbage i Ib. turnips
1 Ib. salt pork 1 large leek
1 Ib. potatoes 2 onions
$ Ib. carrots 4 ozs. haricot beans
sprig of thyme salt and pepper
Slice all the vegetables, except the cabbage which is blanched and quartered.
Place sliced vegetables, cabbage and soaked haricot beans in a pan, and cover
with cold water. Add salt and pepper and simmer all for 1J hours. Then add
the pork and simmer till pork is tender. Cook 8 slices of bread in butter, place
1 slice in each soup plate and pour the pure'e of vegetables over it.
At one time the pork was served separately. Nowadays it is divided and
served with the soup. (Yield: 8 portions).
GARBURE CHANTILLY SOUP
Proceed as recipe given for Garbure Soup, using game stock instead of
water, and game meat instead of pork.
GARBURE SOUP A LA VULEROI
Proceed as recipe given for Garbure Soup. The cooked slices of bread are
sprinkled with grated cheese.
GARBURE SOUP AUX MARRONS
Proceed as recipe given for Garbure Soup. Omit the cooked slices of
bread. Garnish the soup well with braised chestnuts.
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GARDEN SOUP
1 carrot, diced i leek, sliced
1 small turnip, diced 2 ozs. shelled peas
2 ozs. shredded cabbage salt
1 oz. butter 1 small potato, diced
2 pints stock 1 teaspoon minced parsley
Saute carrot, turnip and cabbage in butter. Add soup stock, leek, peas,
salt, potato and parsley. Cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
(Yield: 4 portions).
GERMAN BEER SOUP
3 pints mild beer 2 inch stick of cinnamon
3 slices lemon 1 oz. sugar
1 clove 4 eggs
4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Simmer beer with lemon slices, clove, cinnamon and sugar. Beat eggs and
add cream. Strain beer and pour over eggs and cream, beating to a creamy
frothiness. Serve with slices of toast. (Yield: 8 portions).
Compare Ale Soup, recipe on page 155.
GERMAN BEER SOUP WITH MILK
See German Beer Soup. Omit cream and use 1 pint of milk.
(Yield: 9 portions).
GERMAN CARROT SOUP
Grate the red parts of 6 carrots and put in a pan with 2 ounces of butter and
1 chopped onion. Simmer for 20 minutes. Then add 1 pint of chicken broth,
or veal broth, or any kind of stock; and 1 bouquet garni. Boil for 20 minutes,
then remove the bouquet, and pass the rest through a fine sieve. Put back in
pan, add 1 pint of cream sauce, bring to a boil, and bind with the yolks of
2 eggs mixed with 1 cup of cream. Strain again; and before serving add
J pound boiled noodles. Season with salt and a little cayenne pepper.
(Yield: 6 portions).
GERMAN CHERRY SOUP
3 Ibs. pitted black cherries 2 ozs. sugar
\ pint red wine 2 ozs. flour
H pints water 2 ozs. butter
Cook cherries in wine and water until soft, add sugar, and then add butter
and flour previously well creamed together. Stir constantly until smooth and
creamy. Serve with fried croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
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GERMAN CHERRY SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS
Proceed as recipe given above. Add 16 small dumplings the size of a walnut
and cook a further 15 minutes. (Yield: 8 portions).
GERMAN LENTIL SOUP
To a puree of lentils, add before serving, some sliced Frankfurter sausages,
and a little bacon cut in small strips and fried.
GERMAN ORANGE SOUP
6 oranges 1 inch stick of cinnamon
8 ozs. sugar i pint orange juice
1 pint water pint hock
Divide oranges in sections, remove all seeds and roll the sections in sugar
and place in soup tureen.
Cook to a syrup the 8 ozs. sugar with the 1 pint water and stick of cinnamon ;
add orange juice and wine. Chill, and pour over orange sections. Serve with
crackers dipped in hock. (Yield: 3 portions).
GERMAN PINEAPPLE SOUP
1 ripe pineapple 8 ozs. sugar
2 pints cold water 4 thin slices lemon
1 pint dry Rhine wine
Pare pineapple and cut into sections from top to bottom. Sprinkle with
sugar and place in a tureen. Chop the parings of pineapple and cook for
30 minutes in the water. Strain, and add the sugar, lemon slices and wine.
Pour over pineapple and chill before serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
GIBLET SOUP
See Thick Gillet Soup (Poultry or Game), page 148; also Danish Giblet Soup,
page 171. (See also below).
GIBLET SOUP A L'ANGLAISE (English Style)
Cut turkey or chicken gizzards in small dices. Also a carrot, turnip, piece
of celery and a piece of leek. Add i Ib. barley, 1 large spoonful of flour and
4 ozs. butter. Simmer all together, add 2 quarts of stock or bouillon, season
with salt, pepper and teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce, and cook for
1 hour. Serve with a sprinkle of chopped parsley. (Yield: 10 portions).
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GOOSE SOUP
3 Ib. goose bones 2 carrots, diced
3 pints water 1 onion, diced
J clove garlic 4 ozs. tomatoes
1 oz. rice salt and pepper
Bring water and bones slowly to boil, add seasonings and simmer 2 to
3 hours. Add remaining ingredients and simmer until done. Skim off fat,
remove bones and serve with pickings of meat from the bones.
(Yield: 8 portions).
GRAPE SOUP
3 Ibs. seedless grapes 2 ozs. sugar
J pint red wine 2 ozs. flour
li pints water 2 ozs. butter
Cook grapes in wine and water until soft, add sugar, and then add butter
and flour previously well creamed together. Stir constantly until smooth and
creamy. Add juice of 1 lemon before serving. Serve with fried croutons.
(Yield: 8 portions).
GRAPEFRUIT AND CRANBERRY SCUP
1 pint grapefruit juice
1 pint sweetened cranberry juice
Mix juices thoroughly; chill. Serve garnished with whipped cream.
(Yield: 5 portions).
GRATED POTATO SOUP
Cook 1 thin slice of garlic; 2 leeks, sliced; 1 onion, minced; and 1 Ib. un-
cooked potatoes, grated, in 3 pints veal stock, until tender. Add salt and
pepper. (Yield: 8 portions).
GREEN SOUP
4 ozs. celery root 1 oz. fat
1 leek 2 ozs. flour
1 Ib. Jerusalem artichokes 2 pints mixed beef and veal stock
1 small head cauliflower i Ib. spinach
small bunch parsley 2 egg yolks
4 ozs. fresh shelled peas 4 tablespoons cream
Clean celery and leek and trim; pare artichokes, cover with salted water
and cook until tender. In another pan cook cauliflower, parsley and peas in
salted water until tender. Melt fat in a third pan, blend in flour and add boiling
meat stock, stirring until thickened. Add spinach which has been thoroughly
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washed and chopped coarse. Cook 10 minutes. Discard celery and leek from
the first pan and add stock and mashed artichokes to spinach. Add stock
drained from peas and cauliflower and season with salt and pepper. Beat egg
yolks with cream in soup tureen, and add soup, beating well. Discard parsley,
cut cauliflower into pieces and add with peas to soup. (Yield: 8 portions).
HARE SOUP, UNCLE SAM
Cut the saddle and hind legs from a large hare, and put the remainder in
roasting pan with 2 sliced onions, 1 carrot, 1 stalk of leek, celery stalk, a few
peppercorns, 2 cloves, 3 bay leaves, 2 sprigs of thyme, and 3 ounces of butter.
Season with salt and pepper, and put in oven and roast until done. Then
sprinkle with 3 spoonsful of flour, and roast again until the flour is brown.
Then put in a pan with 2 gallons of water and a little salt and 1 pound of
lentils, and boil for 4 hours. Then force all that is possible through a fine sieve.
Roast the legs and saddle of the hare, and cut the meat in -inch squares.
Put the strained soup back in the pan, bring to a boil, add the cut up hare meat
and 1 glass of sherry, and season if necessary with salt and cayenne pepper.
(Yield: 25 portions).
HARICOT BEAN SOUP
8 ozs. haricot beans 1 turnip, sliced
Ib. potatoes, sliced 2 pints beef stock
1 onion, sliced i pint milk
salt and pepper
Wash the beans and soak in cold water overnight. Put them in a pan with
the stock and bring to the boil. Add sliced vegetables and boil gently for
2 hours, or until beans are tender. Rub all through a sieve, add the milk and
re-heat, add seasonings and serve. (Yield: 1 portions).
HAZELNUT SOUP
1 Ib. pounded hazelnuts H ozs. flour
2 pints milk 4 yolks of egg
2 ozs. butter i pint cream
little salt
Scald milk and add butter and flour previously creamed together. Stir well
till thick and creamy. Add hazelnuts and simmer very slowly for 15 minutes.
Blend yolks with cream in a tureen, strain soup into tureen, stirring constantly.
Add salt, and serve. (Yield: 6 portions).
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fflLAIRE HILERS SOUP
3 pints chicken soup 1 tablespoon of curry
(which see) 4 ozs. diced apple
4 ozs. cooked rice 8 ozs. diced chicken meat
4 ozs. tomato puree 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Place all ingredients in a pan, simmer 30 minutes, and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
HOME-MADE CLAM SOUP
Put 3 dozen Little Neck clams with their juice in a saucepan. Add 1 pint of
cold water, bring to a boil, and skim well. Then add pint of boiling cream
and 2 ounces of butter. When the butter is melted add 1 cup of broken
crackers, and season with salt, pepper, and a little chopped parsley.
HOP TOP SOUP
40 hop tops
3 pints yellow lentil soup (which see)
1 diced onion
Place all ingredients in a pan and boil well for 30 minutes. Strain and serve.
The more complicated method of making this soup is: see recipe for Lentil
Soup, add 40 hop tops, and proceed from there. (Yield: 8 portions).
HODGE PODGE SOUP
Proceed as for a good Scotch broth, not forgetting the barley, and add
a liberal quantity of marrowfat peas.
Allow the soup to boil gently until the ingredients are thoroughly done,
then mix in a generous quantity of puree of spinach and chopped parsley.
HOTCH POTCH SOUP
Hotch Potch, or Hodge Podge, it is still a Scottish soup.
3 pints rich lamb stock 4 ozs. spring onions, diced
8 ozs. shelled young green peas 1 small cauliflower
4 ozs. skinned broad beans 1 hearty lettuce
8 ozs. peeled young turnips, diced oz. chopped parsley
8 ozs. scraped young carrots, diced salt and pepper
Cook the peas, beans, diced turnips, carrots and onions, in the stock, till all
are tender. Cook the cauliflower and lettuce in salted water, break the cauli-
flower into sprigs, chop up the lettuce, and add cauliflower and lettuce to the
soup. Add parsley and seasonings. Serve soup very hot.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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HUNGARIAN SOUP
Saute pound of lean beef that has been cut into small cubes. Add 6 onions,
thoroughly minced, and when slightly brown add 4 tablespoonfuls of flour.
Mix well. Add 3 quarts of stock and a quart of tomatoes that have been
strained through a sieve. Simmer slowly for 1 hour. Then add a tcaspoonful
of caraway seeds, half as much marjoram, and a large crushed garlic clove.
Cook for another J hour or longer, very slowly. The stock should be made
with a knuckle of veal and beef. (Yield: 12 portions).
HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP
1 Ib. neck of beef, cubed 2 pints water
Ib. onions, sliced 2 ozs. flour
1 Ib. potatoes, diced 1 teaspoon paprika
2 ozs. tomatoes, diced salt
legg
Place meat, onions and seasonings with water in a pan and let simmer until
meat is almost done, then add potatoes. Simmer a further 10 minutes, then add
tomatoes and cook till meat is quite tender.
Make a dough with flour, egg and a little salt. Roll thin and cut in small
squares and boil in soup 3 minutes before serving. (Yield: 5 portions).
HUNGARIAN MUSHROOM SOUP
12 ozs. mushrooms, peeled 1 teaspoon minced chervil
and diced 2 ozs. flour
2 ozs. bacon fat 1 egg
3 pints chicken stock 4 ozs. sour cream
1 teaspoon paprika salt
Saute mushrooms in bacon fat with paprika and salt. Then sprinkle in
chervil and flour, cook 3 or 4 minutes and gradually add the stock, stirring
constantly till thick and smooth. When ready to serve, mix egg with cream
in soup tureen and pour hot soup slowly over it, stirring ah 1 the time.
(Yield: 8 portions).
HUNGARIAN POTATO SOUP
2 ozs. chopped onion 8 ozs. diced potatoes
2 ozs. butter 2 ozs. diced celery
1 pints water 2 ozs. chopped pimiento
1 teaspoon salt 1 can evaporated milk
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Cook onion slowly in butter until yellow. Add water, salt, potatoes, celery
and pimiento, and cook until tender (about 20 minutes). Add milk and re-
heat. Serve with chopped parsley, a dash of paprika or toasted bread cubes.
(Yield: 5 portions).
HUNGARIAN SAUERKRAUT SOUP
1 Ib. small button onions 1 teaspoon of paprika
2 ozs. bacon fat 1 Ib. pork, diced
i clove of garlic \ Ib. sauerkraut
3 pints stock 2 ozs. diced ham
J pint sour cream 4 ozs. sliced smoked sausage
Saute* onions in bacon fat with garlic, dust onions with the paprika, add
diced pork and stew gently under cover for 20 minutes. Now add sauerkraut
and stock and cook until soft. Just before serving, mix in the sour cream and
garnish widi the diced pork and sliced smoked sausage. (Yield: 8 portions).
ICED FRUIT SOUP
1 grated pineapple 3 pints of water
4 large peaches juice of 1 lemon
1 banana 4 ozs. sugar
1 oz. arrowroot
Cook grated pineapple in 1$ pints of the water until tender, then add
peaches and banana and cook 5 minutes more. Now press all through a sieve.
Place the other 1 pints of water in a pan with sugar and lemon juice. Bring
to the boil and thicken with the arrowroot. Combine with fruit pulp, chill,
and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
ICED ORANGE BOUILLON
1 oz. powdered gelatine 3 ozs. sugar
1 pint water 2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
2 pints orange juice 6 orange
Soak gelatine in water for 5 minutes. Heat and stir until dissolved. Stir
in sugar and strain. Add orange juice and lime or lemon juice. Chill. When
mixture begins to congeal, beat with a whisk. Do this several times during
the chilling process. Cut oranges in halves and scoop out the pulp, chopping
it fine; combine with orange gelatine. When ready to serve beat thoroughly.
Serve in bouillon cups garnished with orange sections and sprigs of mint.
(Yield: 8 portions).
IL MINESTRONE
(See also Minestrone, quick, page 187 J.
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1 pound bacon, chopped 2 tender celery stalks
| pound ham 1 cup young peas
1 J cups string beans, cut in 1 large tomato, chopped
pieces 1 cup asparagus tips
small savoy cabbage, shredded J cup rice
2 smoked sausages 3 quarts meat broth
i cup grated parmesan
Put bacon into soup kettle with ham, cabbage and half of string beans.
Cover with well seasoned broth and put over a quick fire. When it has boiled
10 minutes, add celery, diced, and remainder of string beans. In another
10 minutes add peas, tomato, asparagus tips, rice and sausages. Continue boil-
ing until rice is done, 15 to 20 minutes. Then sprinkle in cheese, remove ham
and sausages, slice the latter and serve in the soup. (Yield: 20 portions),
IRISH MILK SOUP
2 ozs. butter 1 Ib. chopped kale
2 ozs. flour 2 potatoes, cubed and boiled
2 quarts milk salt
Melt butter, stir in flour and add boiling milk in easy stages. Add inner
leaves of kale, chopped fine, bring to boiling point, add hot potato cubes,
salt and serve. (Yield: W portions).
ITALIAN BREAD AND CHEESE SOUP
3 pints stock pinch of nutmeg
4 ozs. dry breadcrumbs 1 bay leaf
2 ozs. grated parmesan cheese J blade of mace
4 eggs
Bring stock to the boil, add crumbs, cheese and seasonings. Boil 5 minutes
and then pour over the well beaten eggs in a tureen, stirring all the while.
Stirring must be done rapidly, to avoid eggs lumping. (Yield: 8 portions).
JELLIED CITRUS'JUICE
1 oz. powdered gelatine i pint grapefruit juice
i pint boiling water J pint orange juice
i pint lime juice 4 orange cups
5 thin slices lemon
Dissolve gelatine in boiling water. Cool just to room temperature and add
fruit juices. Chill until firm. Break up with a fork and fill chilled orange cups
or sherbet glasses. Garnish with lemon. Serve with thin toast.
(Yield: 5 portions).
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JELLIED SOUPS
Almost any clear fish, meat 01 vegetable stock can be jellied, for a refreshing
soup on a hot day. Use any good flavoured cleared stock. Soak 1 oz. powdered
gelatine in i pint water, stock or wine (according to soup being prepared)
and dissolve in 2 pints hot cleared soup. Chill, and when jellied, break up
with a fork and serve in cups. (Two pints will yield 5 portions).
JENNY LIND'S SOUP
2 pints veal stock 2 ozs. sago
1 pint water t pint cream or evaporated milk
2 egg yolks
Simmer sago in water until soft, add cream and well-beaten yolks of egg.
Combine boiling veal stock gradually, stirring constantly.
(Yield: 8 portions).
KALE BROSE
Take an ox-heel. Cleanse it thoroughly, and pour over it 5 pints of water.
Bring it to a boil, remove the scum as it rises, and let it simmer gently for
4 hours. Meanwhile, take 2 large handfuls of greens; cleanse thoroughly,
then shred them very finely. Put them into the broth; and when sufficiently
cooked, stir J pint of toasted oatmeal into a little of the fat broth. It should be
stirred with the handle of a spoon, and very quickly, so as not to run into one
mass, but to form knots. Add it to the rest, with s.alt and pepper to taste; let
all boil up together and serve as hot as possible. (Yield: 10 portions).
KENTUCKY SOUP
3 pints rich veal stock 4 ozs. red currant jelly
i Ib. tomatoes 4 ozs. flour
i Ib. potatoes 2 ozs. butter
1 Ib. can sweet corn 2 ozs. rice
1 Ib. green vegetables salt and pepper
(peas or beans) 1 oz. Worcestershire sauce
Cook vegetables in the stock to a pulp and press through a sieve. Brown
the flour well in the butter and add soup gradually, stirring constantly. Add
boiled rice and seasonings, melted jelly and Worcestershire sauce, and serve.
(Yield: 10 portions).
KIDNEY AND BARLEY SOUP
3 pints stock 4 sheep's kidneys
3 ozs. pearl barley pinch of nutmeg
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1 onion, minced salt and pepper
i pint cream or evaporated milk
Cook barley and onion in stock until tender. Grill the sheep's kidneys and
cut into neat dice. Add to soup with seasonings. Soup should not re-boil once
the kidneys are added, or else the kidney will toughen. Add cream and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
KIDNEY BEAN SOUP (Butter Beans)
1 Ib. kidney beans 1 glass sherry
2 Ibs. tomatoes salt and pepper
1 oz. sugar 2 pints mild ham stock
Cook beans and tomatoes in the stock to a pulp, press through a sieve, add
sugar and seasonings and just before serving add the sherry.
(Yield: 8 portions).
LEMON SOUP
2 pints lemonade 2 ozs. maraschino cherries
1 oz. sago J pint whipped cream
2 ozs. preserved ginger, 2 ozs. macaroons
diced
Cook the sago in a little water till tender. Prepare 2 pints fresh lemonade,
add sago, ginger and sliced cherries, chill, and serve with blobs of whipped
cream and macaroons. (Yield: 6 portions).
N. B. Orange, Lime or Pineapple chilled soups can be prepared in the
same way, for hot sunny days. Use green cherries for the lime or pineapple
soup.
LEMON SOUP, GPvEECE
3 pints chicken stock juice of 2 lemons
2 ozs. rice 2 yolks of egg
Combine rice and lemon juice with stock, and cook till rice is tender. Beat
egg yolks with a little of the stock and add to soup. Serve with salted crackers.
(Yield: 8 portions.)
LENTIL SOUP
This is prepared the same as pea soup, by merely substituting lentils for
peas. (See Green Split Pea Soup).
LETTUCE SOUP
2 pints veal stock 1 oz. flour
1 large head of lettuce 1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 oz. butter salt and paprika
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Cook lettuce in 1 pint of the stock and press through a sieve. Heat butter
in a pan and add flour and the other 1 pint of stock. Cook till smooth and
creamy. Add lettuce pure*e, season to taste, re-heat, add lemon juice, and
serve. (Yield: 6 portions).
LIVER SOUP
1 Ib. beef liver 1 oz. flour
4 ozs. chopped mushrooms 1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons chopped parsley 2 pints beef stock
2 ozs. dripping J pint cream or evaporated milk
Cut liver into small pieces, saute* with mushrooms and parsley in half the
dripping, for 5 minutes. Add salt and stock, and simmer for \ hour, or until
liver is tender. Combine other half of dripping with flour and brown. Add
liver mixture gradually and cook 5 minutes. Add cream and serve.
(Yield: 6 portions).
LIVER VEGETABLE SOUP
Proceed as for Liver Soup, but before adding cream blend in the following
cooked vegetables:
4 ozs. diced carrots 2 ozs. diced onion
4 ozs. green peas 4 ozs. diced potatoes
4 ozs. chopped spinach
Heat well, add cream, and serve at once. The extra ingredients will give
a total yield of 8 portions.
LORNE SOUP
Put 4 pints of good stock into a stewpan with a carrot, a turnip, a small
sprig of lemon-thyme, a bunch of parsley, and a little pepper and salt. Simmer
gently for J hour. Pick all the white meat from the remains of a cold roast
chicken, mince it finely, and pound it in a mortar with the yolks of 2 hard-
boiled eggs, the crumb of half a French roll which has been soaked in milk
and then pressed dry, and 2 ounces of blanched and pounded almonds. Strain
the soup, and return it again to the saucepan. Stir the pounded ingredients
thoroughly into it, simmer gently for a few minutes, and serve.
(Yield: 10 portions).
MACARONI SOUP
(See also Thick Macaroni).
3 ozs. macaroni
li pints stock
2 ozs. grated cheese
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Blanch the macaroni in salted water, drain, cool, and cut into short pieces.
Cook it for about hour in the stock. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with
grated cheese.
MEG MERELEES SOUP
A soup, or stew, for the sportsman when game is abundant.
In seasons of scarcity, meat helps to form the basis or stock; but for the 1
gourmet, boil down a rather old hare, with the blood, the trimmings, and
inferior parts of venison, and any game bones; but all should be fresh.
Boil in 3 quarts of water, with a bunch of savoury herbs, parsley, 2 large
turnips, 2 carrots, 2 middle sized onions, each stuck with a clove, a dessert-
spoonful of whole pepper, and one of allspice. When boiled to a pulp, strain,
and add to the stock as great a variety of game as can be procured a young,
hare, or part of one (neatly jointed), blackcock, partridge, pheasant, grouse
etc. all cut, and well spiced, to be fried slightly, or not, according to taste,
before being put into the strained stock. The blood of the hare must not be
omitted.
Mix a little broth, and boil with a good thickening of rice-flour, to be
afterwards stirred into the rest of the stock. More seasoning will be required
of allspice, pepper and salt.
When boiling, throw in a dozen button-onions, 2 sticks of celery (cut into
J inch lengths), and a small white cabbage (quartered). Simmer gently until
the game is done, but not overdone. (Yield: 16 portions).
MEXICAN BREAD SOUP
2 pints haricot bean soup i teaspoon marjoram
3 ozs. olive oil i loaf stale bread
4 ozs. onion, minced 2 ozs. grated cheese
salt and pepper
Cut bread into 1 inch squares, fry in hot fat and drain. Sautd onion in olive
oil until a light brown. Add bean soup, boil up, add bread and marjoram and
simmer 20 minutes. Serve with grated cheese and sliced avocado pears.
(Yield: 5 portions).
MINESTRONE, QUICK
(See also II Minestrone, page 182)
H pints consomm6 4 ozs. cooked onions
11*4
4 ozs. cooked cabbage 4 ozs. canned peas, drained
4 ozs. canned sweet corn 4 ozs. canned tomatoes
4 ozs. canned green beans 1 teaspoon salt
4 ozs. cooked Lima beans 2 ozs. parmesan cheese
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Combine all ingredients in the order listed and coot For 15 minutes. Serve
with parmesan cheese and toast.
Or: Add 4 ozs. cooked macaroni and clove garlic, minced. Omit sweet
corn. (Yield: 8 portions).
MOCK TOMATO BISQUE
1 pints milk 2 teaspoons sugar
2 ozs. dry breadcrumbs sprig of parsley
1 pint fresh or canned tomatoes i bay leaf
$ onion i teaspoon salt
4 cloves i teaspoon pepper
2 ozs. butter
Scald milk with breadcrumbs. Cook tomatoes with onion, cloves, sugar,
parsley, bay leaf, salt, pepper and butter for 15 minutes. Force through
a sieve. Add tomatoes to milk and serve at once with croutons or crisp cracker
biscuits. (Yield: & portions).
MOCK TURTLE SOUP
Put in pan 6 pounds of cut veal bones, 2 sliced onions and 1 carrot, and
4 ounces of butter, and roast until brown. Then add i pound of flour and
brown again. Change to a vessel, add 2 gallons of water, 1 can of tomatoes,
a bouquet garni, some salt, a spoonful of black peppercorns, and 2 cloves,
and boil for 2 hours. Add 1 pint of cooking sherry and boil again for 30 mi-
nutes. Skim, and remove the grease from the top, and strain through a cheese-
cloth.
Then take i of a boiled calf's head and cut in small squares and put in
a pan with 1 glass of dry sherry, a little salt and cayenne pepper, and boil
for 5 minutes. Now add the strained soup to the calf's head. Before serving,
add 3 thin slices of smoked beef tongue cut in small diamond shapes, 3 chop-
ped hard-boiled eggs, and a truffle cut in small squares.
(Yield: 16 portions).
MOCK TURTLE SOUP, WITH PEAS
See recipe above. Add 8 ozs. fresh cooked garden peas just before serving.
MULBERRY SOUP
2 Ibs. mulberries 3 ozs. sugar
2 pints water 1 egg
1 blade of mace 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
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Cook mulberries in the water with mace and sugar till fruit pulps. Remove
mace. Blend egg with cream, add to soup, hold beat a short while without
allowing it to boil, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
MUSHROOM SOUP
3 ozs. butter 2 pints chicken stock
2 ozs. flour i oz. minced parsley
8 ozs. mushrooms salt and pepper
(finely minced) 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Heat butter in a pan and add flour and seasoning. Gradually stir in the
chicken stock, stirring continuously until thick and creamy. Add mushrooms
and simmer 20 minutes. Add cream and parsley. Taste for seasoning and
serve. (Yield: 6 portions).
MUSTARD SOUP
This is a soup I should like to see featured more often.
2 pints chicken stock \\ ozs. mustard
2 ozs. butter 4 yolks of egg
2 ozs. flour \ pint cream or evaporated milk
fried croutons little salt
Heat butter in a pan and add flour and salt. Gradually stir in the chicken
stock, stirring continuously until thick and creamy. Combine yolks of egg
with mustard, add cream, mix well and add to soup. Hold heat for 3 minutes,
but on no account allow to boil. Serve with fried croutons.
(Yield: 8 portions).
MUTTON SOUP, KITCHENER
Put in a pan 3 pounds of shin of beef, and a rack of lamb consisting of
about six chops. Cover with about a gallon of water, add a little salt, bring
to a boil, and skim. Then add 2 carrots, 2 turnips, 1 stalk of celery, 2 stalks
of leeks, a bouquet garni, a spoonful of whole black peppers tied in cheese-
cloth, and J pound of large barley. Boil slowly. When the lamb is done
remove, cut the chops apart and lay in soup tureen. When the vegetables
are done remove the bouquet and the pepper bag ; and cut the leeks, celery,
carrots and turnips in small squares.
Continue boiling the beef and barley until soft. Then remove the beef,
which may be used on the following day for an entree dish if desired.
Add to the soup 2 ounces of butter, a glass of dry sherry, and the cut
vegetables. Test for seasoning; and pour over the chops in the tureen. Sprinkle
with chopped parsley. (Yield: 16 portions).
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NEAT'S FOOT SOUP
A neat's foot, or cow heel, which is the same thing, makes good gelatinous
soup. The heel should be scalded, well cleaned, and boiled in clear stock.
Three large heels will make 1 gallon of soup. Boil well with sweet herbs and
seasoning to taste, together with the rind and juice of 2 lemons. When
thoroughly cooked, the meat should be stripped from the bones and cut
into convenient size pieces and returned to the soup. A pint of rich beef
gravy added will improve the soup. If available, add also a glass of sherry.
NORWEGIAN FRUIT SOUP
3 ozs. fine tapioca i teaspoon salt
3 pints water 4 ozs. cooked raisins
2 ozs. sugar 4 ozs. cooked stoned prunes
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Cook tapioca and water together in a double boiler until transparent. Add
remaining ingredients and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Serve hot or
cold. (Yield: 6 portions).
OAT SOUP
3 ozs. rolled oats i Ib. cooked prunes
H pints water 1 oz. shredded almonds
H pints milk salt and sugar to taste
Cook oats in the water until tender and press through a sieve. Scald milk,
add all other ingredients, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
OKRA SOUP
Okra can only be obtained in tins in England, as this is a delicious American
vegetable, very gelatinous, with a slight flavour of fully ripened gooseberries.
Cook the soup in an earthenware casserole in the oven.
2 pints of veal stock 1 Ib. tin of okra
2 onions, sliced and fried sprig of thyme
$ Ib. tomatoes, quartered sprig of parsley
1 small capsicum 1 bay leaf
Place stock, vegetables and seasonings in the casserole and leave in the oven
covered for 30 minutes. Wash, drain and slice the okra and add to contents
of casserole, simmer another 15 minutes, and serve with fried bread croutons.
Okra should not come into contact with iron vessels, hence the reason for
cooking in an earthenware casserole. (Yield: 6 portions).
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OKRA GUMBO SOUP
3 pints water J oz. chopped thyme
1 young chicken, cut up 1 bay leaf
8 ozs. diced ham 1 Ib. okra pods, sliced J inch thick
1 onion, diced i pint tomato juice
oz. chopped parsley 2 ozs. butter
salt and pepper
Dredge chicken with salt and pepper, place in a pan with the melted butter
and diced ham, cook under close cover for 10 to 15 minutes. Add onion,
parsley and thyme, stir occasionally until browned, then add boiling water
with bay leaf. Simmer 1 hour. Add sliced okra and tomato juice. Cook
10 minutes and serve.
Four ounces of boiled rice may be added if desired.
(Yield: 8 portions).
OLD-FASHIONED POTATO SOUP
2 Ibs. potatoes, cubed 1 oz. butter
2 pints milk 2 ozs. flour
salt and pepper 1 egg, well beaten
t pint milk
Boil potatoes until soft. Drain. Add milk and beat thoroughly. Season
to taste. Work butter into flour and add egg and milk. Drop by teaspoonfuls
into hot milk. Cover saucepan and cook about 10 minutes. Serve at once.
(Yield: 5 portions).
OLD-FASHIONED VEGETABLE SOUP
J Ib. beef liver, diced 1 small onion, diced
3 pints beef stock 2 sprigs parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons salt 2 ozs. peas
2 ozs. shredded cabbage 2 ozs. diced potatoes
2 ozs. diced carrots i Ib. spinach, chopped
2 ozs. diced celery root 4 ozs. tomatoes
2 tablespoons green pepper 2 ozs. diced turnip
Wash liver in running water and cut into small pieces. Add to stock, heat
to boiling and simmer 1 hour, or until liver is tender. Add remaining ingre-
dients and cook 1 hour longer or until vegetables are tender.
(Yield: 8 portions).
ONION SOUP (French)
2 Ibs. onions, sliced French bread, sliced thin
2 ozs. butter 4 ozs. grated cheese
3 pints stock salt and pepper
Melt butter in a pan and saute onions until a rich brown. Add stock and
simmer for 20 minutes. Sprinkle sliced French bread with the cheese and
toast under the grill. These slices of bread are served floating on each portion.
(Yield: 8 portions).
ONION SOUP, AU GRATIN
Slice 3 onions very fine, put in a casserole with 3 ounces of butter, put on
the cover, and simmer until of a golden colour. Then add 1 quart of consomme,
stock or any good broth (consomme preferred), season well, and boil for
5 minutes. Slice 3 rolls very thin and put in oven and allow to remain until
brown and dry, like toast. Put the soup in an earthen casserole, float the slices
of rolls on top, spread a cup of grated cheese over the bread, put in a hot
oven and cook until brown on top. Serve very hot. (Yield: 6 portions).
ONION AND PEA SOUP
2 ozs. butter 4 ozs. pea puree
2 onions, sliced thin 4 ozs. evaporated milk
1 pint beef stock t teaspoon salt, dash pepper
Melt fat, add onions and saute until a light brown. Combine remaining
ingredients, add onions, and simmer about 10 minutes. Serve hot.
(Yield: 4 portions).
ONION INTOXICATING SOUP
2 Ibs. onions, sliced 6 eggs
2 ozs. butter 1 glass port
3 pints stock 2 ozs. chopped unripe walnuts
1 bottle champagne ripe camembert cheese
1 pinch of mace salt and pepper
Melt butter in a pan and saute" onions until a rich brown. Add stock and
simmer with seasonings for 20 minutes, add champagne, then stir in camem-
bert. Beat eggs with port and stir in. Lastly, add the chopped unripe walnuts.
ONION AND TOMATO SOUP
Slice 4 onions very fine, put in a pan with 2 ounces of butter, and simmer
until done. Then add 4 peeled and chopped tomatoes, and 2 quarts of bouillon,
chicken broth, or consomme. Season with salt and pepper, and boil for
i hour. Serve grated cheese separately, and rolls cut in thin slices and toasted.
(Yield: 10 portions).
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ROSY OX-TAIL SOUP
2\ pints thick ox-tail soup (which see)
\ teaspoon paprika
\ pint red wine
2 bunches chopped watercress
Strain the ox-tail soup, add the paprika and wine, re-heat to boiling point,
stir in watercress, and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
PANNADE SOUP
Take a half loaf of stale white bread, or some rolls, and put in a pot with
3 pints of water, season with salt and pepper, add i Ib. of butter, cover, and
boil slowly for 1 hour. It will then be of the consistency of gruel. Mix the
yolk of 2 eggs with a cup of cream, and cup of milk, and stir slowly into
the boiling soup. This is an excellent plain soup, and fine for the digestion.
(Yield: 8 portions).
PANCAIL SOUP
Shred a pound of cabbages, savoys, or bunch of greens very finely, and
throw them into a quart of boiling water, which has been thickened with
oatmeal, and seasoned with pepper and salt. Add 2 ounces of butter or good
beef dripping, and simmer gently for \\ hours. Or, partially boil and mash
the greens, boil them for \ hour with a quart of good stock, and thicken
the soup with powdered biscuit or finely grated breadcrumbs.
(Yield: 6 portions).
PEA POD SOUP
3 Ibs. fresh peas 2 teaspoons salt
3 pints cold water i teaspoon pepper
1 oz. sugar 2 ozs. butter
Wash pea pods thoroughly. Shell peas and add pods to cold water. Heat
to boiling and simmer about 1 hour or until tender. Rub through a sieve.
Cook peas in pod liquor until tender, 15 to 25 minutes. Rub through a sieve.
Season with sugar, salt, pepper and butter. If very thick, add additional
water, milk or cream. (Yield: 6 portions).
PEA SOUP
4 ozs. dried whole green peas 1 onion, chopped
3 pints water 1 strip bacon, chopped and
1 small pig's foot broiled
2 ozs. celery root, sliced 2 ozs. smoked sausage, fried
1 leek, sliced pepper and salt
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Soak peas overnight in cold water. Cook in 3 pints of fresh water with
remaining ingredients. When peas are tender, remove from heat and quickly
add 1 cup of cold water. This helps to soften the skins. Pure"e everything
except th" pig's foot and season with pepper and salt. Add bacon and sausage
after soup has been pureed. (Yield: 6 portions).
PEA SOUP WITH FRANKFURTERS
4 cups dried marrowfat peas 1 small onion
3 pints water 1 teaspoon salt
1 ham end i teaspoon pepper
2 ozs. diced celery $ Ib. grilled Frankfurters
Soak peas 12 hours. Drain. Combine with other ingredients, except Frank-
furters, and cook slowly 4 hours. Remove ham bone and dice 1 cup of meat.
Skim fat from soup, and add ham and sliced Frankfurters.
(Yield: 8 portions).
PEA SOUP WITH MACARONI
4 cups dried marrowfat peas 1 small onion
3 pints water 1 teaspoonful salt
1 ham end J teaspoon pepper
2 ozs. diced celery 8 ozs. cooked macaroni
Soak peas 12 hours. Drain. Combine with other ingredients, except maca-
roni, and cook slowly for 4 hours. Remove ham bone and dice 1 cup of meat.
Skim fat from soup and add ham and cooked macaroni. (Yield: & portions).
PEA SOUP WITH VERMICELLI
One quart of Puree of Pea soup mixed with one pint of Consomm Ver-
micelli. (Yield: 8 portions).
PEACH SOUP
6 large ripe peaches i pint water
8 ozs. sugar i pint claret
wafers and macaroons
Peel and quarter the peaches, slice 2 and sprinkle with a little sugar, and
place them in a tureen in a cool place. Press the other 4 peaches through
a sieve and add the peach kernel, blanched and cut in strips. Make a syrup of
sugar and water, stir into peach puree, re-heat (but do not boil), add the claret
and pour over peaches in tureen. Chill. Serve with ice wafers or macaroons.
(Yield: 3 portions).
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PEANUT BUTTER SOUP
3 pints milk 2 ozs. flour
2 ozs. butter 4 ozs. peanut butter
salt
Scald the milk, add butter and flour previously well creamed together and
stir constantly till thick and creamy. Add peanut butter and salt and cook
only a few minutes, and serve.
The flavour of this soup depends entirely on the quality of the peanut
butter used. (Yield: 8 portions).
PEPPER POT POTAGE
1 Ib. tripe, cubed 2 ozs. diced green pepper
1 Ib. stewing beef, cubed 2 ozs. fat
3 pints water 2 ozs. flour
1 medium onion, diced 2 medium potatoes, diced
2 ozs. diced celery 8 ozs. tomatoes
1 tablespoon salt
Cover meat with cold water, heat to boiling and simmer until meat is
tender. Combine onion, celery, tomatoes and green pepper, and simmer in
fat for about 15 minutes. Add flour and stir until blended, add meat, stock,
potatoes and seasoning. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Serve hot.
(Yield: 8 portions).
PETITE FERMIERE
1 oz. butter 1 leek, sliced fine
2 carrots, diced 4 ozs. shelled green peas
1 small turnip, diced salt to taste
2 ozs. shredded cabbage 1 potato, diced
3 pints stock tablespoon minced parsley
Melt butter in saucepan; add carrots, turnip and cabbage and cook gently
for a few minutes. Add soup stock, leek, green peas and salt. Cover and
simmer for 40 minutes. Add potato and parsley and cook 20 minutes longer.
(Yield: 8 portions).
PETITE MARMITE
1 quart chicken or beef stock
1 cup turnips (diced)
1 cup carrots (sliced)
1 cup dry breadcrumbs
This soup is named after the earthen pot in which it is cooked, and usually
is eaten from smaller, individual earthen pots, called petites marmites.
(Yield: 6 portions).
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PEASANT VEGETABLE SOUP
3 Ibs. fresh peas J teaspoon pepper
3 pints cold water 2 ozs. butter
1 oz. sugar 1 large carrot
2 teaspoons salt 1 large turnip
Wash pea pods thoroughly and shell peas. Put pea pods and vegetables in
cold water. Heat to boiling and simmer about 1 hour or until tender. Rub
through a sieve. Cook peas in pod liquor until tender, 15 to 25 minutes.
Rub through a sieve ; season with sugar, salt, pepper and butter. If very thick
add additional water, milk or cream. (Yield: 6 portions).
POLISH APPLE SOUP
2 Ibs. apples 1 pint claret
1 stick cinnamon 2 ozs. red currant jelly
2 strips lemon peel 3 ozs. sugar
2 pints water (boiling) 2 ozs. breadcrumbs
juice of 1 lemon
Place sliced apples, cinnamon, lemon peel, breadcrumbs and boiling water
in a pan and cook till tender. Remove lemon and cinnamon, and press
through a sieve into a tureen. When cold add lemon juice, sugar, claret and
melted jelly. Serve with wafers. (Yield: 8 portions).
POLISH BARLEY SOUP
3 ozs. pearl barley 1 leek, chopped
3 pints stock 2 ozs. chopped celery
2 ozs. butter 2 ozs. sliced mushrooms
2 onions, chopped 1 teaspoon salt
2 carrots, diced J teaspoon pepper
1 turnip, diced 4 tablespoons sour cream
Simmer barley in half of stock until tender; add butter gradually. Boil
chopped vegetables until tender in the remainder of the stock, then add the
cooked barley and seasoning. When ready to serve, add sour cream.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POLISH SOUR MILK SOUP
2 pints sour milk 2 cucumbers, pared, sliced and
1 pint cream salted
J pint sour beet juice 3 hard-cooked eggs
4 ozs. cooked beet tops 4 ozs. cooked veal, diced
few sprigs dill, chopped teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
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Beat sour milk and cream separately until bubbles show on the surface,
add juice, chopped beet tops, dill and cucumbers. Mix all together, adding
the chopped hard-cooked eggs and veal. Season to taste, place on ice and,
when serving, place a piece of ice in each plate. (Yield: 8 portions).
PORK AND VEGETABLE SOUP
1 Ib. salt pork, cubed 4 ozs. sliced cabbage
3 pts. water, or mild ham stock 4 ozs. haricot beans
8 ozs. sliced leeks sprig of parsley
8 ozs. sliced celery 1 clove of garlic, crushed
2 ozs. sliced onions pepper to taste
salt, only if required
Place all ingredients in a pan together, simmer 2\ to 3 hours. Remove
parsley and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
PORTUGUESE DRY SOUP
2 pints good stock 1 small stale loaf of bread
2 ozs. butter seasonings
Sprigs of thyme, parsley, mint and tarragon
Cut crust from bread, slice and soak in the stock. Place all ingredients in
a pan and bring steadily to boiling point. Remove herbs, turn mixture into
a casserole, and bake in a moderate oven until brown and crusty. Serve at
once. (Yield: 4 portions).
This novelty soup is still served in Portugal, its popularity having stood
the test of tune.
POTATO SOUP
2 pints veal stock i pint milk
1 Ib. potatoes 1 oz. butter
1 onion 1 oz. fine sago
salt and pepper chopped parsley
Saut potatoes and onion in butter for 10 minutes, but do not brown.
Add stock and cook slowly till potatoes are tender. Then force all through
a sieve and return pure to saucepan. Add salt and pepper, milk and sago,
boil up again for a few minutes, and serve with a little finely chopped parsley.
(Yield: 8 portions).
POTATO AND CABBAGE SOUP
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2 ozs. chopped onion salt and pepper
2 ozs. butter 8 ozs. diced potatoes
1$ pints water 8 ozs. chopped cabbage
1 can evaporated milk
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Cook onion slowly in butter until yellow. Add water, salt, potatoes and
cabbage, and cook till tender. Add evaporated milk and re-heat. Serve with
reshly chopped parsley and a dash of paprika. (Yield: 5 portions).
POTATO AND LEEK SOUP
Simmer in butter 1 chopped onion and 4 stalks of leeks cut in small dice.
When golden yellow add 1 tablespoonful of flour, mix, add 1 pound of
potatoes cut in dices i inch square, 1 quart of stock or bouillon, and a bouquet
garni. Boil until potatoes are done. Season with salt, pepper, a little grated
nutmeg and chopped parsley. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTATO AND SHRIMP SOUP
1 Ib. peeled shrimps 1 oz. minced onion
1 Ib. peeled potatoes, 2 pints thin cream sauce
boiled and mashed 1 oz. butter
Saute" onion in butter, add shrimps and toss well. Add 1 pint water or fish
stock and simmer 5 minutes. Add to cream sauce and lastly beat in the
mashed potato. Season to taste and serve. (Yield: 8 portions).
POTATO AND SPINACH SOUP
See Potato and Cabbage Soup. Use spinach hi place of cabbage, omit
paprika, and serve with fried croutons. (Yield: 5 portions).
POTATO SOUP, DIEPPOISE
In a saucepan put 3 ounces of butter, 1 sliced celery root, 2 leeks, \ dozen
sliced parsley roots, and sunmer for 5 minutes. Then add 2 pounds of potatoes
sliced very thin, and 2 quarts of bouillon. Season with salt and pepper, and
boil for 45 minutes. Just before serving, add 2 rolls that have been sliced thin
and toasted in the oven, and a little fresh-chopped parsley.
(Yield: 10 portions).
POTATO SOUP, FAUBONNE
Put 1 quart of Pure*e of Potato soup and 1 quart of Consomme Julienne
in a pan and bring to a boil. Bind with the yolks of 3 eggs mixed with a cup
of cream. Serve with a little chopped parsley and chervil.
(Yield: 10 portions).
POT-AU-FEU
Put in a pot 1 brisket of beef; or 5 pounds of short ribs of beef; 2 gallons
of cold water, and a handful of salt. Bring slowly to a boil and skim well,
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so the broth will remain clear. When the boiling point is reached, add 2 whole
carrots, 2 turnips, 3 stalks of leeks, 1 stalk of celery, a bouquet garni, 1 small
head of savoy cabbage, and 2 large onions, all well washed. Bring to the
boiling point again, cover, and put on the side of the stove where it will
simmer slowly.
The vegetables will be done before the meat, so when they are cooked
remove them and throw out the bouquet garni. Let the beef cook until very
soft. Cut the vegetables, with the exception of the onions, in thin slices; and
when the beef is done strain the broth over the vegetables. Give it another
boil, season well, add some chopped chervil, and -serve with toasted bread
crusts, separate.
The boiled beef may be served as an extra course, usually after the soup,
if no fish is served. (Yield: 20 portions).
POULTRY CARCASE SOUP
The best feature of any poultry dinner is the aftermath. The pickings of
the cold carcase, the poultry sandwiches, and last, but not least, the soup
made from the carcase, dressings, giblets and gravy.
Place the poultry carcase, dressings (or stuffing), the giblets and gravy (not
forgetting the feet), all in a pan, and cover with cold water. Throw in a sliced
onion, one sliced carrot, and let simmer for 1J hours; then strain.
If preferred, the soup may be thickened with barley flour to give it body.
PRINCE OF WALES SOUP
This is a Thick Mock Turtle soup garnished with quenelles of veal. To
each 3 pints add 60 tiny veal quenelles. Three pints will be sufficient for
8 persons.
PUMPKIN SOUP
This soup is popular on the West Coast of Africa, and is a fast-day soup
for the peasants of Italy.
4 ozs. butter 4 ozs. cream
1 pint cooked pumpkin pure"e 2 pints milk
1 oz. sugar 2 ozs. rice
salt and pepper
Melt the butter, add pumpkin puree, salt and pepper, and simmer for
45 minutes. Cook the rice in the milk until tender and add to pumpkin
p ure"e. Add sugar, and lastly the cream. ( Yield: 8 portions).
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QUEEN SOUP
2 pints rich reduced chicken 12 ozs. boiled rice (weight when
stock cooked)
1 Ib. chicken pure*e salt and pepper
i pint cream or evaporated milk
Pound and pulp the chicken meat to a puree with the boiled rice. Add to
chicken stock (it being assumed onions and carrots were added in making),
simmer for 30 minutes, add seasonings, and just before serving, add the
cream. Do not allow soup to stand on the stove once the cream is added.
(Yield: 8 portions).
QUINCE SOUP
Another of those chilled soups to serve on a hot summer's day.
1 Ib. quinces, peeled and diced 2 ozs. sugar
4 ozs. boiled rice (weight 1 X 1 in. stick of cinnamon
when cooked) 4 thin slices of lemon
Cover all ingredients with boiling water and simmer till fruit is tender.
Press all through a sieve. Chill, and serve with ice wafers.
(Yield: 5 portions).
PvABBIT CREOLE POTAGE
1 young rabbit (H Ibs.) 2 ozs. rice
3 pints water 1 oz. butter
1 small onion, chopped salt
J bay leaf cayenne pepper
J blade of mace 2 glasses port wine
Wash the rabbit well and cut into joints. Saute* onion and herbs in butter
till brown, and place in a pan with water and rabbit. Simmer gently until
rabbit is tender. Add rice, salt and pepper, and simmer till rice is cooked.
Stir in port wine. Serve soup with fried croutons. (Yield: 8 portions).
N. B. Do not remove the rabbit as this is a soup which is a meal in itself.
RABBIT SOUP WITH CHOPPED PARSLEY
1 rabbit 1 oz. chopped green parsley
4 pints cold water 3 ozs. pearl barley
2 sliced onions salt and pepper
2 sliced celery stalks 2 ozs. butter
Saute vegetables in the butter but do not brown. Add barley and toss one
minute. Add to the rabbit and cold water, with a little salt, and simmer till
rabbit is tender. Remove rabbit (use the rabbit later for some other purpose),
add parsley and pepper, simmer 3 minutes, and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions).
RED POT AGE
4 tablespoons butter 2 cups stock
2 cups tomato pulp 1 teaspoon salt
2 cooked beets 1 teaspoon paprika
1 cooked parsnip 4 tablespoons flour
1 cup baked beans 4-5 drops Tabasco
1 cooked celery stalk shredded red piraiento
Melt butter in soup kettle, add all cooked vegetables after mixing together
and pressing through sieve. Heat through, add stock, salt and paprika.
Thicken with flour rubbed to paste with a little stock. Stir to boiling point,
cook 5 minutes. Garnish with finely shredded pimento.
This is a far cry from Esau's "mess of pottage" which, of course, was made
of lentils, and is probably the oldest soup known. See Potage Esau, page 119.
(Yield: 6 portions),
RICE SOUP, A L'ALLEMANDE
Put 3 ounces of butter and 2 tablespoonfuls of raw rice in a pan and heat
through. Then add 2 tablespoonfuls of flour and heat again. Then add 2 quarts
of strained boilling chicken broth, and boil slowly for an hour. Stir occasion-
ally so the rice will not burn on the bottom of the pan. Season with salt
and white pepper. (Yield: 10 portions).
RICE SOUP, PALERMO
Heat 2 ounces of butter in a pan, add 2 ounces of rice and 1 ounce of flour,
and heat through. Then add 3 pints of chicken broth, and boil slowly. Keep
stirring carefully so it will not burn on the bottom, but do not break the rice.
When the rice is soft, bind the soup with the yolks of 3 eggs mixed with
1 pint of cream. Keep stirring the soup until it nearly comes to a boil; taste
to determine as to seasoning; add a tiny bit of grated nutmeg, a little cayenne
pepper, and the juice of 2 lemons, freshly squeezed. (Yield: 8 portions).
RIPE OLIVE SOUP
2 pints of milk 8 ozs. diced ripe olives
1 oz. grated onion 2 ozs. butter
2 ozs. diced celery 2 ozs. flour
salt and pepper
Combine milk, onion and celery, heat to boiling, and strain. Melt butter,
blend in flour, salt and pepper, add milk gradually, stirring constantly. Cook
slowly 5 minutes. Add olives. Re-heat, and serve with cheese straws.
(Yield: 5 portions).
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ROC.OL SOUP A LA RUSSE
In a pan put 1 veal knuckle, 1 pound of shin of beef, 2 slices of raw bacon,
2 slices of raw ham, and 1 soup hen. Cover with 4 quarts of water, add
a spoonful of salt, bring to a boil, and skim well. Then add 2 carrots, 2 onions,
2 turnips, and a bouquet garni. As the meats become soft, remove and cut
in small squares. Then strain the broth through a cheesecloth into another
pan. Take off the fat from the top and bring to a boil. While it is boiling let
\ pound of farina run slowly into it. Cook for 15 minutes, add the meats,
season with salt, pepper, and a little chopped parsley and fennel.
(Yield: 15 portions).
RUSSIAN BEEF AND CABBAGE SOUP
(Shchit, not Stchy, pronounced like a sneeze!)
The aristocratic recipe requires beef, pork and duck, but a simple short cut
is as follows:
3 pints beef stock 2 ozs. butter
4 ozs. lean pork 1 oz. flour
2 large onions 1 large cabbage
1 bunch young spring carrots 1 leek
chopped green fennel sour cream
seasonings to taste
Dice onions and saute* in butter, add flour, add stock gradually, stirring
constantly. Add diced pork, small carrots, sliced leek. Simmer till pork is
tender and then add chopped fennel. Now add the cabbage, blanched and
coarsely chopped. Simmer 45 minutes. Sour cream is stirred into the soup
a few minutes before serving.
For the real hardy annuals, use sauerkraut in place of the whole cabbage.
(Yield: 8 portions).
RUSSIAN NETTLE SOUP
(Krapivnie Shchi)
This is another Russian speciality.
3 pints beef stock 4 grilled sausages
li Ibs. young nettles sour cream
t Ib. sorrel salt and pepper to taste
Proceed as for Russian Beef and Cabbage Soup, adding the blanched
nettles and sorrel to the stock, and cook only 30 minutes at that stage. The
grilled sausages are sliced and added to the soup 15 minutes before taking up.
Sour cream is stirred into die soup a few minutes before serving.
(Yield: 8 portions).
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Russian peasant women know how to make a soup, and for the provincial
house this soup is well worth a trial. It is sure to make for conversation during
the dinner.
SAGO SOUP
3 pints veal stock 2 yolks of egg
2 ozs. small sago oz. sugar
4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk salt and pepper
Heat stock almost to boiling point, add sago and sugar, simmer 30 to
35 minutes. Season to taste. Blend cream with yolks of egg and place in
a tureen. Now pour soup into the tureen slowly, stirring continuously.
(Yield: 8 portions).
SAGO, FRUIT AND WINE SOUP
(The ideal summer soup)
\ pint claret 1 Ib. mixed soft fruit (strawberries,
1 pint water raspberries or loganberries)
2 inch stick cinnamon 2J ozs. sago
1 oz. sugar 4 slices of lemon
Place all ingredients together, boil for 20 to 30 minutes, remove cinnamon
and lemon slices. If too thick, add a little more wine and water. Chill well,
and serve cold with macaroons.
(Yield: 6 portions).
SAGO AND RASPBERRY SOUP
This, of course, would be as above, using fresh raspberries. This soup is
better when there is a blend of soft fruit and is not so good when one fruit
only is used.
SALSIFY SOUP
Quite an unusual soup this, and why the salsify is not used more, with its
delicious flavour, really cannot be understood.
3 Ibs. salsify roots salt
2 pints veal stock 1 pint milk
juice of 1 lemon 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
2 ozs. butter 1 egg
Scrape the salsify and as prepared drop the roots into clear cold water.
When all are prepared place the salsify, stock, salt and lemon juice on the
stove to boil. Cook till tender and press all through a sieve. Return pure*e
to pan, add butter and milk, and bring all to the boil once. Combine egg
with cream and add to soup away from the fire, stirring vigorously. Serve
at once. (Yield: 8 portions).
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SAUERKRAUT SOUP
(See also Russian Beef and Cabbage Soup Shchi).
1 Ib. sauerkraut 1 oz. arrowroot
2 pints beef stock i teaspoon chili powder
J teaspoon caraway seeds
Cook sauerkraut with stock and chili powder, with the caraway seeds tied
in muslin, for 10 minutes. Remove caraway seeds, thicken the soup with
arrowroot moistened with stock. Flick one or two fresh caraway seeds into
each soup plate when serving. (Yield: 6 portions).
SCOTCH KALE (or KAIL)
Mutton stock in which sliced onions and leeks are cooked with a little
barley, a liberal quantity of shredded cabbage is added when other ingredients
are almost cooked.
Scotch Kale is the Pot-au-Feu of Scotland, but it differs from Pot-au-Feu
in having only the green vegetables, from which it derives the name of
"Kale". Use onions, leeks, and cabbage, and a little barley no carrots,
turnips, or the like.
Note. Some of the old-fashioned recipe books are not so old when they
will insist on naming Scotch Kale soup as "Kail". It is true the variety of
cabbage from which this soup is made is in fact Kale, so the true Scot will
always refer to it as Kale. When in Rome do as Rome does. Sufficient unto
the day; if the Kale soup is Scotch, do not insult him by calling it any other
than Kale.
SEMOLINA SOUP
See Sago Soup. Proceed the same, substituting semolina for sago, but for
goodness* sake for flavour's sake use maize semolina, and not the so-called
semolina from wheat.
(Yield will be, if ingredients are the same, 8 portions).
SNOW POTAGE
This was a snobbish name given to Cream of Rice Soup as far back as the
17th century.
Proceed as for Cream of Rice soup, using perfectly clear white stock, and
do not use any egg yolks. It would be best to feature this soup the first day
the sun broke through on a snow-covered ground.
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SORREL SOUP
Sorrel soup is really a Polish soup, but one often finds sorrel popping up
in Ukrainian and Russian soups, and it indicates the peasant mode of living
to a great extent.
1 pint beef stock 8 ozs. prepared potatoes
1 pint milk 1 O z. butter
1 Ib. fresh sorrel 2 yolks of egg
little sour cream salt and pepper
Scald the sorrel after well washing and cleaning it. Chop it finely and cook
in the butter till tender. Rub through a sieve. Meanwhile, cook potatoes to
a pulp in the stock, add sorrel puree and then add the milk. Season to taste,
and just before serving combine the egg yolks with the sour cream. Add
away from the fire, stir well, and serve. (Yield: 6 portions).
SORREL SOUP, A L'EAU
Clean 1 pound of sorrel, wash well, and slice very thin. Put in a pan with
2 ounces of butter, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. Then add 2 quarts of
water, season with salt and pepper, add 3 sliced rolls, or J loaf of sliced French
bread, and boil slowly for 1 hour. Put the yolks of 3 eggs in a large cup and
fill with cream, mix, and let it run into the soup. Serve at once.
(Yield: 8 portions).
SORREL SOUP WITH RICE
Wash a large handful of sorrel, remove the stems, and slice very thin.
Put 2 ounces of butter and 3 ounces of rice in a pan, and heat. Then add the
sorrel and simmer for 5 minutes. Then add 2 quarts of bouillon, chicken
broth or stock, season with salt and pepper, and boil slowly for 30 minutes.
When rice is soft it is ready to serve. (Yield: 10 portions).
SOUP FROM CHICKEN FEET
Those chicken feet are the most nutritious part of the bird and should
never be thrown away. They should be used for making gravy, and for in-
valids they will make the most delicious broth. One has only to see the gela-
tinous broth (when cold) to realise how much goodness there is in chicken
feet.
Singe the feet, wash well, and drop into boiling water with a little salt for
10 minutes. Skin and break the feet and this time place in cold water with
a little salt. Cook the feet until they actually fall apart. Strain, and use for
any purpose when chicken stock is required.
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SOUR MILK SOUP
2 pints milk
1 small carton sour cream (4 ozs.)
1 oz. sugar
i teaspoon ground ginger
Spread J oz. sour cream over the bottom of each soup bowl or plate.
Set in a warm place and fill with milk (6 plates). Cover with muslin and leave
till milk has soured. Chill thoroughly and serve sprinkled with sugar and
a little ginger. (Yield: 6 portions).
Note. Many a notability has thrived on sour milk, and how to get that
milk to sour without acidity or staleness has always been a secret. Fresh milk
poured into any unwashed vessel which has held sour milk will quickly turn
without age.
Once in a lifetime every cook or chef is faced with the problem of
producing sour milk quickly. Soured milk, and milk acid with age, are two
different things.
SOYBEAN SOUP
8 ozs. dried soybeans salt, pepper, paprika
1 oz. minced onion 8 ozs. tomato puree
3 pints water or veal stock 1 oz. butter
2 oz. flour
Soak beans overnight. Simmer in stock or water till soft, press through
a sieve, combine with tomato puree and return to pan. Saute onion in butter
till brown, add flour, add to soup and stir till smooth and creamy. Season to
taste with salt, pepper and paprika. (Yield: 8 portions).
SPANISH GAPvLIC SOUP
2\ pints water 2 ozs. olive oil
3 hard-boiled eggs 10 cloves of garlic
6 slices of bread
Simmer the garlic (crushed) in the olive oil, but do not brown. Add 1 pint
of the water and cook till tender. Add remaining water and bring all to the
boil.
Fry six slices of bread in olive oil, place one in each soup plate, pour in
soup, and sprinkle the chopped hard-boiled egg on top.
(Yield: 6 portions).
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SPARKLING WINE SOUP
(IVeinschaumsuppe - Germany)
1 pint sparkling moselle juice of lemon
1 pint water 1 oz. flour
grated rind of % lemon 3 ozs. sugar
3 eggs
Beat the eggs to a cream with the sugar. Add lemon juice and grated lemon
rind, flour, and then add water and wine. Simmer all on a slow fire, stirring
constantly, but never let the soup actually boil. When hot, the soup will be
light and frothy, and is ready to serve. (Yield: 6 portions).
SPLIT PEA SOUP (No. I)
So easy yet so much to learn!
Whole peas are wrapped by Nature with a hard water-resistant covering.
That is why whole peas require long hours of soaking, frequently overnight.
Split peas are different. Splitting peas removes the hard covering, exposes
the porous, absorbent inside kernel : thus split peas seldom need soaking. To
soak or not to soak peas for soup : definitely soaking peas does not improve
the texture of the soup.
The next step, should one use hot or cold water in pea soup making?
If hot water is used there will be less sticking.
Whether to boil or simmer? Where speed is not essential, simmer the peas.
You either boil in H hours, or simmer in 3 hours. When boiling, more
attention is required and more stirring.
Does a pea soup need a thickener? If you use enough split peas no thickener
will be required, but you will need to stir the soup to prevent settling.
Thickeners are sometimes added to pea soup to prevent settling where it is
served in bulk and has to stand a long time.
Puree-ing will be found quite unnecessary in split pea soup, but if whole
peas are used the soup must be passed through a sieve to remove the skins.
To keep in the goodness of a split pea soup, cook under cover.
As to seasonings, mint, salt and pepper, remember it is a split pea soup you
are making.
Should water or stock be used? Ham stock is by far the best, provided it is
not smoked ham. English matured ham will give the ideal stock, but never,
never use stock from smoked ham. It will ruin any flavour except a navy
bean soup.
As for onions, bake them instead of saute*-ing them, and last but not least,
a little horseradish added will impart zest that is both puzzling and pleasing.
For garnishing, try chopped hardboiled eggs, chopped watercress or dill.
Yes, good cooking and good recipes are not all imports from France. The
Englishman to-day has tricks that puzzle the French chef, even in simple
pea soup.
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Now for the recipe:
4 pints ham stock or water 1 oz. diced celery
1 Ib. good split peas i oz. salt (only if water is used)
2 ozs. diced carrot i teaspoon pepper
J oz. freshly grated horseradish
Put stock on to boil with prepared vegetables. When boiling, add rinsed
split peas. Add salt and pepper. Simmer for just over 3 hours. Add a little
more stock or water if lost through evaporation in cooking and soup is too
thick. Add horseradish, and serve at once with fried croutons.
(Yield: 10 portions).
SPLIT PEA SOUP (No. II)
Wash 1 Ib. split peas and place them in a pan with 4 pints water, 2 diced
slices of bacon, 1 sliced onion, J clove of garlic, 1 diced celery stalk, and 1 diced
carrot. Cook gently until peas are tender, press all through a sieve, add
a dessertspoon of lemon juice, seasoning to taste, and serve.
(Yield: 10 portions).
SPRING SOUP
1 large bundle of asparagus 12 young carrots
2 Ibs. peas in pod 1 very small cucumber
Clean the asparagus and cut off the heads 2 inches from the top. Shell the
peas (save the pods). Clean carrots and quarter them. Peel the cucumber (save
the peel), and dice.
Place the pea pods, asparagus stalks, cucumber rind, in a pan and cover
with veal stock. Simmer 1 hour and strain.
Place the vegetable stock in a pan with the young quartered carrots and
cook till almost done. Add asparagus heads, peas and diced cucumber and
cook till tender. A little chopped chervil may be added if desired. Serve at
once. (Yield: 8 portions).
SQUIRREL SOUP
See Rabbit Soup with Chopped Parsley. Proceed on exactly the same lines,
using squirrel in place of rabbit.
SUNDAY SUPPER SOUP
1 small can peas
2 small cans baked beans in tomato sauce
2 cans water
1 can milk
Bring all to boil, simmer 5 minutes, season to taste, and serve.
(Yield: 6 portions).
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SWEDISH APPLE SOUP
2 pints water 2 ozs. sugar
1 Ib. cooking apples 1 inch stick cinnamon
rind of lemon 2 ozs. raisins
juice of lemon 1 oz. arrowroot
Place cored and chopped apple in a pan with water, sugar, rind of lemon
and cinnamon. Simmer till apple is soft and press through a sieve. Thicken
the mixture with the arrowroot moistened with 2 ozs. water, cook well.
Add lemon-juice and scalded and seeded raisins. Serve cold with whipped
cream and iced wafers. (Yield: 5 portions).
SWEDISH ASPARAGUS SOUP
1 bundle asparagus 1 teaspoon of sugar
3 pints veal stock salt and pepper
2 ozs. butter 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
2 ozs. flour 1 yolk of egg
Melt butter, add flour and combine stock gradually, stirring constantly.
Cut the heads off the cleaned asparagus and add stalks to soup. Simmer till
stalks are tender and press all through a sieve. Add sugar and seasonings.
Combine cream with the beaten egg yolk and add to soup, and lastly, the
asparagus heads cooked separately. (Yield: 8 portions).
SWEDISH BLACK SOUP
(Chiefly served in Sweden on November \\tti, Marten Gas).
\ set goose giblets (inc. feet) 2 ozs. sugar
3 pints beef stock J teaspoon ginger
1 cup pig's blood i teaspoon ground cloves
1 Ib. apples (peeled and cored) 2 ozs. flour
J Ib. prunes 1 large glass of port
salt and pepper 1 Ib. cooked sausage
Soak giblets in lightly salted water overnight, drain and rinse well. Cook
giblets in 2 pints of the stock till tender. Strain and cut giblets into neat pieces.
Cook apples and prunes in the other 1 pint of stock, together with sugar and
ginger and cloves.
Combine fruit pulp with the giblet soup. Now mix together the pig's
blood, flour and a little stock, gradually add to soup, stirring constantly to
avoid lumps. Cook and stir well another 15 to 20 minutes. Add wine, and
serve with a garnish of sliced sausages.
(Yield: 10 portions)
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SWEDISH DRIED PEA SOUP
8 ozs. yellow split peas
3 pints water | (3 pints ham stock with
1 Ib. lean pork J \ 12 thin slices of ham
J teaspoon ginger salt
Soak peas overnight. Meanwhile, cook pork in water till tender, remove
pork and set aside.
Cook the peas in the pork water till tender, press all through a sieve.
Return soup to pan, add ginger, salt, and pork cut in thin slices.
(Yield: 8 portions).
SWEETBREAD SOUP (AUSTRIAN)
3 pints veal stock small bundle asparagus
3 calves' sweetbreads 2 ozs. butter
2 large onions, sliced 2 ozs. flour
3 carrots, sliced salt and pepper
Soak sweetbreads in lightly salted water for 6 hours, drain and rinse well.
Blanch for 10 minutes and set aside. Slice the onions and carrots and saute
in the hot butter till they are a golden brown. Add flour and brown a little
more. Add the stock gradually, stirring constantly till smooth.
Slice the sweetbreads and add to soup and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
Serve the soup with the asparagus tips and fried croutons.
(Yield: 8 portions).
SWISS POTATO SOUP
1 Ib. lean veal 2 onions
4 ozs. lean raw ham 2 leeks
8 ozs. sliced potatoes 2 ozs. butter
1 bay leaf pinch coriander seeds
1 sprig parsley 3 pints veal or ham stock
1 bunch chervil 1 glass white wine
salt and pepper 4 ozs. cream or evaporated milk
Slice thinly the veal, ham, potatoes, onions, and leeks, and saute* all in the
butter for 10 minutes. Add stock and herbs and cook gently H hours. Press
all through a fine sieve. Re-heat, add cream, and serve with croutons.
(Yield: 8 portions).
TERRAPIN SOUP, SOUTHERN STYLE
Scald 2 terrapin, and remove the shell, skin and intestines. Cut the terrapin
in small pieces about i inch square. Heat 4 ounces of butter in a pan, then add
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the terrapin and fry over a quick fire. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoonfuls of flour,
add 3 pints of any good broth and 1 pint of milk, season with salt and pepper,
add a glass of good sherry, and boil until well done. Bind with the yolks
of 2 eggs mixed with a cup of cream and a glass of dry sherry. Set on stove
and let it come nearly to a boil, but not quite.
THRIFTY CHICKEN SOUP
1 chicken carcase 1 large sliced onion
left-over thyme and parsley stuffing 2 ozs. rice
left-over gravy and giblets salt and pepper
Break up the chicken carcase and place in a pan with the left-over stuffing,
chicken gravy and giblets, cover with cold water, add sliced onion and salt,
and simmer gently for H hours. Strain and return to pan, add the washed rice
and cook till tender. Serve with a flick of freshly-chopped green parsley.
(Should yield 6 good portions).
TOMATO BEAN SOUP
1 X 1 lb. can beans in tomato sauce 1 pint milk
1 X 1 lb. can tomato juice 1 oz. sugar
seasoning
Place in a pan and simmer for 15 minutes. Press all through a sieve. Add
1 pint scalded milk, 1 oz. sugar, and seasonings to taste, and it is ready to
serve. A few scraps of chopped ham will give zest to this soup.
(Yield: 8 portions)
TOMATO CELERY SOUP
1 lb. diced celery 2 ozs. butter
1$ Ibs. tomatoes 2 ozs. flour
2 slices of onion 1 pint of milk
1 pint stock 1 teaspoon of salt
\ teaspoon of pepper
Cook tomatoes, celery and onion together in stock, rub through a sieve
and heat to boiling again. Melt butter, add flour, salt and pepper. Add milk
gradually, stirring constantly. Combine with tomato mixture and serve at
once. ( Yield :% portions).
TOMATO CHEESE SOUP
Proceed as above, omit celery, and add 4 ozs. grated cheese just before
serving. (Yield :% portions).
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TOMATO HORSERADISH SOUP
2 ozs. diced onion 1 small bay leaf, 2 cloves
2 ozs. diced carrot i teaspoon thyme
2 ozs. diced celery 2 sprigs parsley
2 ozs. diced uncooked ham 2 pints brown stock
2 ozs. fat f teaspoon salt
12 ozs. canned tomatoes i teaspoon pepper
\ teaspoon peppercorns 1 oz. grated horseradish
Cook onion, carrot, celery and ham in fat 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, pep-
percorns, bay leaf, cloves, thyme and parsley, cover and cook slowly 1 hour.
Strain carefully. Add hot stock and season. Lastly, add horseradish.
(Yield: 8 portions).
TOMATO OYSTER SOUP
Prepare 3 pints Cream of Tomato soup and just before serving add oysters
scalded in their own liquor. Allow 4 oysters per person and do not scald
oysters more than 3 minutes. (Yield: 8 portions).
TOMATO SOUP WITH PEANUT BUTTER
Prepare 3 pints Thick Tomato soup. Just before serving add 8 ozs. good
quality peanut butter. Beat well till quite smooth, and serve.
(Yield: 8 portions)
TOMATO RICE SOUP
This is merely Cream of Tomato garnished with well washed boiled rice.
Use 1 oz. cooked boiled rice to each 1 pint of soup.
TRANSPARENT SOUP
This is a misguided title given to thin clear soup, cleared with white of
egg and strained through flannel till it is crystal clear and also devoid of
flavour; generally loaded with sherry to make it taste of anything at all!
TRIANGLE SOUP
Usually one-third Cream of Tomato soup, one-third Baked Bean soup ,
and one-third Cream of Pea soup.
The name originates from making a mixture of three odd tins of soup for
a party, and can be a blend of any three oddments of soup. (An American
ice box idea).
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TRIPE SOUP
1J pounds fresh tripe 2 ozs. rice
3 pints water 1 teaspoon salt
1 onion, chopped i teaspoon pepper
3 carrots, diced 2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 ozs. diced celery 1 egg yolk, beaten
Wash tripe in scalding water and remove loose skin. Cut tripe into small
pieces, cover with water and boil slowly 1J hours or until nearly tender.
Add onion, carrots and celery and continue boiling for 30 minutes ; then stir
in the rice and cook until rice is tender. Just before serving add salt and pepper
and lemon juice. Remove from heat and add beaten egg yolk.
(Yield: 6 portions).
TURKEY BONE SOUP
1 turkey carcase (the evening 1 teaspoon paprika
after the night before) salt to taste
4 ozs. celery tops, minced 4 ozs. carrot, julienne style
4 ozs. sliced onion 4 ozs. kidney beans
2 ozs. rice
Break up the turkey carcase, place in a pan and cover with cold water.
Simmer for 2 hours. Strain and return turkey stock to the pan and by rapid
boiling reduce the stock to 4 pints. Now add celery, onions and paprika, cook
15 minutes, then add the julienne of carrots and kidney beans. Boil all till
tender. Cook the rice in salted water, wash and drain, add to soup and serve
at once. (Yield: 10 portions).
TURKISH SOUP
Here is a short cut to what can be a very tedious affair:
(a) Prepare 3 pints Cream of Chicken soup
(b) Combine together : Ib. tomatoes, strained
1 blade of mace
green pepper
1 teaspoon of curry
Cook 10 minutes and strain.
(c) 2 ozs. cooked rice
2 ozs. cooked diced ham
4 ozs. cooked sliced leek
Blend (b) to (a) and just before serving add (c).
(Yield: 10 portions).
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TURNIP SOUP
2 ozs. chopped onion 2 pints veal stock
1 Ib. diced turnip 2 ozs. butter
| Ib. diced potatoes 1 teaspoon salt
1 can evaporated milk
Cook onion slowly in butter until yellow. Add stock, potatoes and turnip
and cook until tender. Rub all through a sieve. Re-heat, add seasonings and
evaporated milk. Serve with fried croutons.
(Yield: 8 portions).
TUSCAN SOUP
1 Ib. onions, chopped 4 sweet peppers
3 sticks celery, chopped 4 ozs. olive oil
1 Ib. tomatoes 2 pints water or veal stock
Brown vegetables in the oil until slightly brown. Then gradually add water
or veal stock and cook until vegetables are tender. Throw in a handful of
croutons fried in olive oil and serve at once.
(Yield: 8 portions).
VEGETABLE SOUP
3 pints vegetable stock 8 ozs. diced tomatoes
4 ozs. diced celery 4 ozs. diced carrots
4 ozs. diced onion 4 ozs. diced turnips
8 ozs. diced potato salt and pepper to taste
Place celery and carrots with stock in a pan on the fire to boil for 15 minutes.
Then add all other vegetables and cook till tender.
(Yield: 8 portions).
VEGETABLE SOUP WITHOUT MEAT
Provided vegetable water is used, a good vegetarian soup can be made. The
vegetable water in which onions, leeks, celery, parsnips are cooked, is saved,
and generally reduced to half its volume by rapid boiling.
Thus, for the recipe given for Vegetable soup, 6 pints ordinary vegetable
water would be reduced to 3 pints by rapid boiling.
VELOUTE"
Used for the foundation of many soups. Put in a pan 5 ounces of butter
and 4 ounces of flour and simmer for a few minutes. Add 2 quarts of chicken
broth, stock or bouillon, cook for i hour and bind with 1 cup of cream and
the yolks of 2 eggs.
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VELOUTE" OF CHICKEN
Proceed as for Veloute above.
VELOUTINE AURORE
Mix 2 pints of Veloute of Chicken soup with 1 pint of Pure"e of Tomatoes.
(Yield: 8 portions).
VELVET SOUP
Mince fine the red part of a few carrots, stew them with butter, salt, sugar
and a little broth. When done strain through a sieve. Put a quart of clear
broth on to boil, mix in 4 tablespoonfuls of tapioca, let it stand for 25 minutes
on the side of the fire, skimming well. At the last minute before serving add
the carrot puree, season, boil up once or twice more, and serve in a tureen.
(Yield: 6 portions).
VIENNESE BEAN SOUP
"Wash a pint of beans, then put them in water and let them soak overnight.
Then put them in a pan with 3 quarts of water and J pound of lean salt pork,
and cook slowly for 3 hours, by which time the beans should be done.
Meanwhile mince an onion, a large carrot, and a stalk of celery; fry them in
butter, but do not brown. Add a spoonful of flour and 2 cups of the beans,
making a thick sauce; add this to the beans in the pot, and cook slowly for
another hour. Season to taste, and sprinkle with chopped parsley before
serving. Cut the pork in very thin slices, and serve one slice to each plate.
(Yield: 10 portions).
VENISON SOUP
4 Ibs. venison bones 4 ozs. diced carrots
4 pints water 2 ozs. butter
1 ham hock 2 ozs. flour
8 ozs. diced celery 1 blade mace
4 ozs. diced onions 2 glasses port
Saute" vegetables in butter till well browned. Add flour and brown a little
more. Place venison water, ham hock and mace in a pan and boil for 15
minutes. Then add vegetable mixture. Stir well and allow to simmer for
2\ hours. Strain, dice a little of the ham meat and add to the soup as a garnish.
Add port just when serving. (Yield: 8 portions).
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VINE BUD POT AGE
This is an 18th century soup, said to be prepared regularly in the vineyards
in those times. The procedure was to cut off the largest leaves of the buds,
they were scaled and then tied up in bunches ; they were stewed in a pot
with carrot and turnip and a clove. The brew was then strained and the small
buds then added. Lastly, crusts of bread were thrown in as was the popular
way with all French soups in those days.
In the vineyards the pickers camped out like the English hop-pickers. Their
pay was small, but their ingenuity knew no bounds.
WHITE BEAN SOUP
Soak a quart of beans overnight. Put in a vessel with 4 quarts of water,
or a mild soup stock. Add pound of lean bacon, and a shinbone, if desired.
Start to boil rapidly, then remove to back of stove and cook for several hours
until the beans drop to pieces. Skim from time to time. Meanwhile, chop
very fine an onion, a carrot and a stalk of celery, and simmer in butter until
they take on a slightly brown colour. Add a tablespoonful of flour, a potato
cut in small dices, and the water from the beans. Strain the beans, and to the
pure"e add the cooked vegetables ; cut the bacon in small pieces, and cook all
together for 20 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and chopped parsley.
(Yield: 15 portions).
WHITE WINE SOUP
Put l pints water into a saucepan with 1 small stick cinnamon, 2 cloves,
3 slices lemon and 4 tablespoons sugar; bring slowly to boiling point, add
H pints white wine and let boil again. Dissolve 2 tablespoons flour or corn-
flour in a little water, add beaten yolks of 2 eggs and stir into the soup. Cook
3 or 4 minutes and remove spice and lemon. Beat egg whites to a stiff froth,
lightly salt and add to soup when served. (Yield: 8 portions).
WILD DUCK SOUP
Brown a small duck in a pan with 2 sliced onions and 1 sliced carrot.
Meanwhile, cook the duck giblets in plenty of water. Pour the liquid over the
duck and cook slowly. Add little round balls of turnip and 3 glasses of wine.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Take up a duck, slice off meat, return slices to soup and serve with a garnish
of boiled rice. (Sufficient for 6 sportsmen).
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WINTER SOUP
4 ozs. lentils 4 ozs. onions
4 ozs. oatmeal 4 ozs. carrots
8 ozs. potatoes 4 pints water
salt and pepper
Bring the water to a vigorous boil, add all ingredients and stir well till
thick. Pull to the side of the fire and simmer very gently for one hour. Serve
without straining. If too thick, some scalded milk may be added.
(Yield: 10 portions).
YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP
Read all that is written on Split Pea Soup (page 207J. Proceed step by step
and you will become noted for fine soups. The same procedure applies if the
split peas are green or yellow.
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INDEX
Lb-Del-Cader, Consomme, 19
Agnes Sorel, Creme, 81
Ailerons, Consomme, 19
Albert, Potage, 112
Albion, Consomme, 20
Ale Soup, 155
Alexandra, Potage, 112
Alexandra, Puree, 137
Alexandria, Consomm6, 20
Algerienne, Creme a 1", 81
Allemand, Consomme, 20
Allemand, Potage, 113
Allemande, Rice Soup a 1', 201
Almond, Celery and, Soup, 163
Almonds, Cream of, 67
Almonds, Cream of Celery Soup with, 70
Almond Milk Soup, 155
Alsacien, Consomme, 20
Ambassadeurs, Consomm6, 20
Ambassadeur, Creme, 81
Ambassadrice, Consomme, 20
Americain, Creme, 82
Americaine, Potage, 113
Andalouse, Consomm6, 20
Andalouse, Potage, 113
Anglais, Consomme, 20
Anglaise, Giblet Soup a I 1 , 177
Anglaise, Potage a 1', 1 12
Apples, Cream of, 67
Apple Soup, with Curry, Cream of, 67
Apple Soup, Polish, 196
Apple Soup, Swedish, 209
Apricot Soup, 155
Arabian Mutton Soup (Chervah), 155
Arenburg, Consomme, 20
Arlequin, Potage, 113
Armenian Rice Soup, 156
Artagnan, Consomme d', 27
Artichokes, Cream of, 67
Artois, Creme d', 85
Artois, Puree d', 139
Asparagus, Cream of, 68
Asparagus, Puree of Green, 141
Asparagus Soup, Swedish, 209
Asparagus Soup, Thick, 143
Aurore, Consomme, 21
Aurore, Veloutine, 215
Austrian Sweetbread Soup, 210
B.
-Jagration, Creme, 82
Bagration, Potage, 113
Baked Bean Soup, 156
Baked Cottage Soup, 156
Baked Oyster Soup, 100
Baked Soup, 156
Balls, Cheese (Garnishing), 6
Balls, Cheese and Egg (Garnishing), 7
Balls, Egg (Garnishing), 8
Balls, Fish (Garnishing), 8
Balzac, Consomme a la, 21
Bananas, Cream of, 68
Baraquin, Consomme, 21
Barigoule, Consomme a la, 22
Barley, Beef with, 158
Barley Broth, Leek and, 52
Barley Broth, Onion and, 52
Barley Chowder, Chicken, 60
Barley Soup, 157
Barley Soup, Beef with, 158
Barley Soup, Kidney and, 184
Barley Soup, Polish, 196
Barry, Consomme du, 27
Barry, Crime du, 87
Baviere, Consomme, 22
Bean, Baked, Soup, 156
Bean Soup, Black, 159
Bean and Cabbage Soup, 157
Bean Chowder, 59
Bean Soup, Haricot, 1 79
Bean Soup, Kidney, 185
Bean, Tomato, Soup, 2 1 1
Bean Soup, Viennese, 215
Bean Soup, White, 216
Beans, Cream of Flageolet, 74
Beans, Cream of Lima, 75
Beans, Puree of Lima, 142
Beans, Puree or White, 147
Beans, Puree of White, Allemande, 147
Beans, Puree of White, Soubise, 147
Bearnais, Consomme, 22
Beef, Barley, with, 158
Beef Bouillon, 14
Beef Broth, 79
Beef and Cabbage Soup, Russian, 202
Beef Claret Bouillon, 14
Beef Consomme, 18
Beef, Shin of, Thick Soup, 153
Beef Soup, 157
Beef Tea, 12, 157
Beer Soup, German, 176
Beer Soup with Milk, German, 176
Beet Soup, Cabbage and, 162
Beet and Celery Soup, 158
Beet, Cream of, 68
Belgium Chicken Soup, 158
Bellevue, Consomme, 22
Benevolent Soup, 159
Berchoux, Consomme, 22
Berlin, Consomme, 22
Bernhardt, Sarah, Consomme, 42
218
Berny, Consomm6, 22
Bird's Nest Soup, 154
Bisques, 96-99
Bisque of Crab, 96
Crab and Tomato, 97
Crayfish, 97
Lobster, 97
Mussels, 97
Normande, 98
Oysters, 98
Prawns , 98
Salmon, 98
Shrimps, 98
Tomato, Mock, 99, 188
Tuna and Tomato, 99
Black Bean Soup, 159
Black Soup, Swedish, 209
Boh6mien, Consomme, 22
Bolognais, Potage, 114
Bone Soup, 160
Bone Stock, 1 1
Bonne Femme, Potage, 1 14
Bonne Femme, Soup a la, 160
Bonvalet, Creme, 82
Borely, Creme, 82
Borhsches, 47
Borhsch, Cranberry, 47
Jellied, 47
Ukrainian, 48
Watercress, Chilled, 48
Boston, Potage a la, 1 14
Boston Clam Chowder, 61
Boston Oyster Chowder, 101
Bouchere, Consomme, 22
Bouillabaisse Soup, 99
Bouillabaisse Creole, 99
Bouillabaisse, Landlubber's, 100
Bouillabaisse Marseillaise, 100
Bouillons, 14-16
Bouillon (Brown Stock), 11
Beef, To make, 14
Beef Claret, 14
Chicken, 15
Chicken, Jellied, 15
Chicken, Tomato, 15
Consomm6, 23
Court, 12, 101
Court, Chilled, 102
Court, Creole (chilled), 102
from Meat Extract, 14
Fruit, 15
Iced Orange, 182
Jellied, 15
Orange, Iced, 182
Tomato, Jellied, 16
Vegetable, 16
WatercresszChicken, 16
Yeast, 16
Bouquet of the Sea (Sea Food Soup), 109
Bouquetiere, Potage, 1 14
Bourbon, Consomme, 23
Bourdaloue, Creme, 82
Bourgeois, Potage, 1 14
Bourride, Fotage, 1 14
Brabancon, Consomme, 23
Brazil Nut Milk Soup, 160
Bread Soup, 160
Bread and Cheese Soup, Italian, 183
Bread Soup, Mexican, 187
Bresilienne, Chicken Soup, 164
Bresilienne, Puree, 137
Bretonne, Consomme, 23
Bretonne, Croute, 171
Bretonne, Puree, 137
Brieux, Consomme, 23
Brisse, Potage a la, 115
Broccoli, Cream of New, 75
Broccoli Stalk Soup, 161
Brose, Kale, 184
Broths, 49-54
Broth, Beef, 49
fcl-rx.Oold, 49
Chicken, 49
Chicken, San Remo, 166
Clam, 50
Clam Chantilly, 50
Dutch, 50
Eel, 50
Fish, 50
Fish, with Whipped Cream, 51
Green Pea and Chicken, 51
Lamb, 51
Lamb, a la Grecque, 51
Lamb, a la Reine, 51
Leek, 52
Leek and Barley, 52
Mutton, 52
Onion, 52
Onion and Barley, 52
Ox Cheek, 52
Oyster, 53
Rabbit, 53
Scotch, 53
Sheep's Head, 53
Spring, 54
Tomato (Hotor Cold), 54
Veal, 53
Venison, 54
Brown Cabbage Soup, 161
Brown Stock (Bouillon), 11
Brunois, Consomme, 23
Brunois with Vermicelli, Consomme, 23
Brunois, with Rice, Potage, 115
Brussels Sprouts Soup, 161
Buttermilk Soup, Chilled (No. 1), 161
Buttermilk Soup, Chilled (No. II), 162
Buttermilk Soup, Chilled (No. Ill), 162
Buttermilk Soup, Citrus, 167
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Cabbage, Bean and, Soup, 157
Cabbage and Beet Soup, 162
Cabbage Chowder, 60
Cabbage, Consomme, with Stuffed, 43
Cabbage, Cream of, 68
Cabbage and Potato Soup, 197
Cabbage Soup, 162
Cabbage Soup, Brown, 161
Cabbage Soup, First English Recipe for,
Cabbage Soup, Normande, 162
Cabbage Soup, Russian Beef and, 202
Cabbage Soup, Thick, 148
Caboches in Potage, 2
Cambaceres Creme, 82
Cambridge, Potage, 115
Camelia, Potage, 115
Camelia, Puree, 138
Cameron!, Consomme, 23
Cameroni, Potage, 1 15
Camino, Consomme, 23
Cancalaise, Consomme, 24
Canta trice, Potage, 115
Capricieuse, Consomme, 24
Capure, Potage, 116
Cardinal, Creme, 82
Carcme, Consomme, 24
Carlton, Potage, 116
219
Carmelite, Consommi, 24
Carmilite, Grime, 83
Carmen, Crime, 83
Caroline, Consomme, 24
Caroline, Crime, 83
Caroline, Purie of Turnips, 147
Caraway, Cream of, 69
Caraway Soup (Kiimmel Suppe), 163
Carrot, Cream of, 69
Carrot and Potato, Cream of, 69
Carrot Soup, German, 176
Castelaine, Potage, 116
Castellane, Consomme, 24
Cauliflower, Cream of, 69
Celery and Almond Soup, 163
Celery with Almonds, Cream of, 70
Celery, Beet and, Soup, 158
Celery Broth, Cold, 49
Celery Chowder, 60
Celery Clear Soup, 55
Celery, Cream of, 70
Celery, Cream of Chicken and, 71
Celery Kalamazoo, Cream of, 70
Celery and Rice, Consomme with, 24
Celery, Tomato, Soup, 211
Celestin, Consomme, 24
Celestine, Puree, 138
Ceres, Creme, 83
Champenoise, Crime, 83
Champenoise, Potage, 116
Chanoinesse, Creme, 83
Chanoiness, Potage, 1 16
Chantilly, Clam Broth, 50
Chantilly, Puree, 138
Chantilly Soup, Garbure, 175
Charles Quint, Consomme, 25
Charolais, Consomme, 25
Chartreuse, Consomme, 25
Chartreuse, Crime, 84
Chartreuse, Puree, 138
Chasseur, Consomme, 25
Chasseur, Potage, 1 1 7
Chatelaine, Consomme, 25
Chatelaine, Potage, 117
Cheese Balls (Garnishing), 6
Cheese, Cream (Garnishing), 7
Cheese, Cream of (Soup), 70
Cheese and Egg Balls (Garnishing), 7
Cheese, Parmesan (Garnishing), 7
Cheese Soup, 163
Cheese, Tomato, Soup, 211
Cherry Soup, German, 176
Cherry Soup with Dumplings, German, 177
Chervah (Arabian Mutton Soup), 155
Cherville, Crime, 84
Chestnuts, Cream of, 70
Chestnuts, Puree of, 138
Chevalier, Consomme, 25
Chevreuse, Consomme, 25
Chevreuse, Crime, 84
Chicken Barley Chowder, 60
Chicken, Belgium, Soup, 1 58
Chicken Bouillon, 15
Chicken Bouillon, Jellied, 15
Chicken Broth, 49
Chicken Broth, Green Pea and, 51
Chicken Broth, San Remo, 166
Chicken Chowder, 60
Chicken Consomme, 19
Chicken and Corn Soup, 163
Chicken, Cream of, 71
Chicken and Celery, Cream of, 71
Chicken and Cucumber Supreme Soup, 164
Chicken Feet, Soup from, 205
Chicken and Mushrooms, Cream of, 71
Chicken a la Reine, Cream of, 71
Chicken Reine Hortense, Cream of, 71
Chicken Florentine Soup, 164
Chicken Mulligatawny Soup, 164
Chicken Mushroom Soup, 165
Chicken Noodle Soup, 165
Chicken Nut Soup, 165
Chicken Okra Soup, 165
Chicken Soup Bresilienne, 164
Chicken Soup a la Francaise, 164
Chicken Soup Piedmontaise, 165
Chicken Soup Portugaise, 166
Chicken a la Reine, 163
Chicken Tarragon Soup, 166
Chicken, Thrifty, Soup, 211
Chicken Tomato Bouillon, 15
Chicken Tomato Soup, 166
Chicken Vegetable Soup, 166
Chicken, Velouti of, 215
Chicken, Watercress, Bouillon, 16
Chicory, Cream of, 71
Chicory Soup, 167
ChifTonnade, Consommi, 25
Chilled Court Bouillon, 102
Chilled Creole Court Bouillon, 102
Chilled Watercress Borsch, 48
Choisy, Crime, 84
Chop Suey Soup with Watercress, 167
Choux Paste (Garnishing), 7
Chowders, 59-66
Chowder, Bean, 59
Boston Oyster, 101
Cabbage, 60
Celery, 60
Chicken, 60
Chicken Barley, 60
Clam, 60
Clam, Boston Style, 61
Clam, Connecticut, 61
Corn, 61
Corn and Potato, 62
Corn and Tomato, 62
Crab, 62, 102
Crayfish, 62
Fish, 59
Fish and Potato, 106
Lobster, 63
New England Fish, 63
Oatmeal, 63
Oyster, 63
Parsnip, 63
Potato, 64
Potato, Old-fashioned, 64
Prawn, 64
Salmon and Pea, 109
Shrimp, 1 10
Smoked Fish, 110
Tomato, 65
Tomato Fish, 65, 111
Vegetable, 65
Vegetable and Ffamburger, 65
Vegetable de Luxe, 66
Christina, Consomme, 26
Cialdini, Consomme, 26
Citrus Buttermilk Soup, 167
Citrus Juice, Jellied, 183
Clam Broth, 50
Clam Chantilly Broth, 50
Clam Chowder, 60
Clam Chowder, Boston Style, 61
Clam Chowder, Connecticut, 61
Clam Soup, Home-Made, 180
Clam Soup, Salem, Soft, 101
220
Claret Bouillon, Beef, 14
Clear Soups, 55-58
Clear Celery Soup, 55
Clear Game Soup, 56
Clear Giblet Soup, 56
Clear Hunter's Soup, 56
Clear Jardiniere Soup, 56
Clear Julienne Soup, 57
Clear Mock Turtle Soup, 57
Clear Mulligatawny Soup, 57
Clear Ox-tail Soup, 57
Clear Royale Soup, 58
Clear Soup, 55
Clear with Italian Paste, 55
Clear with Macaroni, 55
Clear with Spaghetti, 55
Clear with Vermicelli, 56
Clear Turtle Soup, 58
Clermont, Consomme, 26
Coburg, Potage, 117
Cock-a-Leekie Soup, 168
Coconut Soup, 167
Codfish Soup, 101
Cod's Head Soup, 101
Colbert, Consommi, 26
Colbert, Potage, 1 17
Cold Buttermilk Soup, 162
Cold Celery Broth, 49
Colombine, Consomme, 26
Colombine, Creme, 84
Comtesse, Creme, 84
Comtesse, Consomme, 26
Comtesse, Potage, 117
Conde, Puree, 139
Condorcet, Consomm6, 26
Congalaise, Creme, 85
Connecticut Clam Chowder, 61
Conservative, Puree, 139
Continental Soup, 168
Consommes, 17-46
Consomme, How to Make, 17-18
Ab-del-cader, 19
Ailerons, 19
Albion, 20
Alexandria, 20
Allemand, 20
Alsacien, 20
Ambassadeurs, 20
Ambassadrice, 20
Andalouse, 20
Anglais, 20
Arenburg, 20
Artagnan, d", 27
Aurore, 21
Balzac, a la, 21
Baraquin, 21
Barigoule, a la, 22
Barry, du, 27
Baviere, 22
Bearnais, 22
Beef, 18
Bellevue, 22
Berchoux, 22
Berlin, 22
Berny, 22
Bohemien, 22
Bouchere, 22
Bouillon, 22
Bourbon, 23
Brabancon, 23
Breton, 23
Brieux, 23
Brunois, 23
Brunoii with Vermicelli, 23
Consomme, Cabbage, with Stufled, 43
Cameron!, 23
Camino, 23
Cancalais, 24
Capricieux, 24
Careme, 24
Carmelite, 24
Caroline, 24
Castellane, 24
Celery and Rice, with 24
Celestin, 24
Charles Quint, 25
Charolais, 25
Chartreuse, 25
Chasseur, 25
Chatelaine, 25
Chevalier, 25
Chevreuse, 25
Chicken, 19
Chiffonnade, 25
Christina, 26
Cialdini, 26
Clermont, 26
Colbert, 26
Colombine, 26
Comtesse, 26
Condorcet, 26
Cr6cy, 26
Creme de Volaille, 27
Cr6ole, 27
Cussy, 27
Dame Blanche, 27
d' Artagnan, 27
Dauphine, 27
de la Mariee, 27
Demidoff, 28
d'Esclignac, 28
Diable, 28
Diane, 28
Diplomate, 28
d'ltalini, 28
Doria, 28
Doria, Quenelles, 21
d'Orleans, 28
Douglas, 28
Du Barry, 27
Due de York, 29
Duchesse, 29
Dufferin, 29
Dustan, 29
Eclairs, aux, 21
Empire, 29
Esclignac, d', 28
Favori, 29
Federal, 29
Fermiere, 29
Financiere, 30
Flamand, 30
Fleury, 30
Florentin, 30
Florida, 30
Francillon, 30
Frascati, 30
Game, 19
Garibaldi, 30
Gaulois, 31
Georgia, 31
Germinal, 31
Godiva, 31
Grande Duchesse, 31
Grenade, 31
Helene, 31
ImpeYatrice, 31
Imperiale, 32
221
Consomm6, Inauguration, 32
Indien, 32
Innocent, 32
Irma, 32
Italini, d", 28
Jacobin, 32
Japonais, 32
Jardiniere, 32
Jellied (Two-Toned), 32
Jellied Veal, 45
Jerusalem, 33
Jockey Club, 33
Julienne, 33
Kursel, 33
Lelie, 33
Leopold, 33
Lorette, 33
Macaroni, au, 21
Macedoine, 33
Madrilene, 34
Madrilene (Jellied), 34
Marchand, 34
Maria, 34
Mariee, de la, 27
Marie Louise, 34
Massenet, 34
Medina, 34
Mercedes, 34
Mikado, 35
Mogador, 35
Monaco, 35
Monte Carlo, 35
Monte Cristo, 35
Montesquieu, 35
Montglas, 35
Montmort, 35
Napier, 36
Napoleon, 36
National, 36
Navarin, 36
Nelson, 36
Nesselrode, 36
Nettles, of Young, 46
Nicois, 36
Ninon, 37
Nivernaise, 37
Noodles, with, 37
Olga, 37
Oriental, 37
Orleans, 37
Orleans, d', 28
Orsay, 37
Palestine, 38
Parfait, 38
Parmentiere, 38
Paysanne, 38
Pemartin, 38
Perles de Nizam, aux, 38
Plain, 38
Pluches, aux, 21
Poissoniere, a la, 38
Pompadour, 39
Portugais, 39
Prince de Galles, 39
Princesse, 39
Printaniere, 39
Profiteroles, 39
Quenelles, aux, 21
Quenelles, Doria, 21
Rachel, 39
Ravioli, 40
Reine, 40
Richelieu, 40
Rivoli, 40
Consomme, Remain, 40
Rosiere, 40
Rossini, 40
Rothschild, 40
Royale, 40
Royale and Carrots, with, 41
Royale, with Green, 41
Royale, with Red, 41
Rubens, 41
Russe, a la, 41
Sago, with, 42
Saint-Germain, 42
Sarah Bernhardt, 42
Savarin, 42
Scotch, 42
Sevigne (I), 42
Sevigne (II), 42
Sicilienne, 42
Solange, 42
Soubise, 43
Soubrette, 43
Stuffed Cabbage, with, 43
Talleyrand, 43
Tapioca, 43
Theodora, 43
Tomato, 44
Tomato de Luxe, 44
Tosca, 44
Trianon, 44
Tropical, 44
Turbigo, 44
Valencien, 45
Valetta, 45
Valois, 45
Vanderbilt, 45
Vatel, 45
Veal, 19
Veal, Jellied, 45
Venitien, 45
Vermicelli, 45
Vermicelli, au, 21
Veron, 46
Vert-Pre, 46
Vivieurs, 46
Volaille, Creme de, 27
Xavier, 46
York, Due de, 29
Young Nettles, of, 46
Cooper Soup, 168
Coquelin, Potage, 118
Corn Chowder, 61
Corn, Green, Cream of (I), 72
Corn, Green, Cream of (II), 72
Corn and Potato Chowder, 62
Corn Soup, 168
Corn Soup, Chicken and, 163
Corn Soup, Fresh, 174
Corn, Sweet, Cream of, 72
Corn, Sweet and Mushrooms, Cream of, 72
Corn, Sweet and Onions, Cream of, 73
Corn and Tomato Chowder, 62
Corn and Tomato Soup, 169
Cottage Soup, Baked, 156
Countess, Creme, 85
Court Bouillon, 12, 101
Court Bouillon, Chilled, 102
Court Bouillon Creole, 102
Crab, Bisque of, 96
Crab Chowder, 62, 102
Crab Gumbo, 169
Crab Soup, 169
Crab and Tomato, Bisque of, 97
Cranberry Borhsch, 47
Cranberry, Grapefruit and, Soup, 178
222
Cranberry Soup, 170
Crayfish, Bisque of, 97
Crayfish Chowder, 62
Crayfish Soup Supreme, 102
Cream Cheese (Garnishing), 7
Cream Soups, 67-80
Cream of Almonds, 67
Apples, 67
Apple with Curry, 67
Artichokes, 67
Asparagus, 68
Bananas, 68
Beans, Flageolet, 74
Beet, C8
Broccoli, New, 75
Cabbage, 68
Caraway, 69
Carrot, 69
Carrot and Potato, 69
Cauliflower, 69
Celery, 70
Celery with Almonds, 70
Celery Kalamazoo, 70
Cheese, 70
Chestnuts, 70
Chicken, 71
Chicken and Celery, 71
Chicken and Mushrooms, 71
Chicken a la Reine, 71
Chicken Reine Hortense, 71
Chicory, 71
Corn, Green (I), 72
Corn, Green (II), 72
Corn, Sweet, 72
Corn, Sweet, and Mushrooms,
72
Corn, Sweet, and Onions, 73
Cucumber, 73
Endives, 73
Farina, 73
Farina, lie, 74
Flageolet Beans, 74
Frogs' Legs, 74
Green Cora (I), 72
Green Corn (II), 72
Halibut, 103
Leeks, 74
Lettuce, 74
Lima Beans, 75
Mushrooms, 75
Mushrooms and Peas, 75
Mussels, 75, 103
New Broccoli, 75
Onion, 76
Oysters, 76
Parsnips (I), 76
Parsnips (II), 76
Peanuts, 76
Peas, 77
Peas, Suzon, 77
Plaice, 103
Potatoes, 77
Potatoes and Leeks, 77
Rice, 77, 204
Salmon, 104
Scallops, 77
Semolina, 78
Spinach, 78
Sweet Corn, 72
Sweet Corn and Mushrooms, 72
Sweet Corn and Onions, 73
Tapioca, 78
Tomato, 78
Tomatoes and Lentils, 78
Cream of Turbot, 104
Turkey, 79
Turnips, 79
Veal, 79
Vegetable Marrow, 80
Watercress, 80
Watercress Parmentier, 80
Creamed Egg Soup, 73
Crecy, a 1'Ancienne, Crime, 85
Cr6cy a la Briarde, Crcmc, 85
Crecy a la Chantilly, 170
Crecy, Consomme, 26, 170
Crecy, Potage Tapioca, 134
Crecy, Puree a la, 139, 170
Crecy Soup, 170
Crimes, 81-95
Crime Agnes Sorel, 81
a PAlgerienne, 81
Ambassadeur, 81
Americaine, 82
Artois, d', 85
Bagration, 82
Barry, du, 87
Bonvalet, 82
Borely, 82
Bourdaloue, 82
Cambaceres, 82
Cardinal, 82
Carmelite, 83
Carmen, 83
Caroline, 83
Ceres, 83
Champenoise, 83
Chanoinesse, 83
Chartreuse, 84
Cherville, 84
Chevreuse, 84
Choisy, 84
Colombine, 84
Comtesse, 84
Congalaise, 85
Countess, 85
Crecy & 1'Ancienne, 85
Crecy a la Briarde, 85
Cressonniere, 85
Dame Blanche, 85
Danoise, 85
d' Artois, 85
Dauphine, 86
Derby, 86
de Velours, 86
de Volatile, Consomme, 27
Diane, 86
Dieppoise, 86
Divette, 86
d'Orge, 87
Doria, 87
Du Barry, 87
Elisa, 87
Esau, 87
Excelsior, 87
Fanchette, 87
Favorite, 88
Gaiconne, 88
Georgette, 88
Germinal, 88
Gosford. 88
Idm, 88
Impcriale, 88
Iiuiicrme, 89
Jacqueline, 89
Jean-Bart, 89
Joinville, 89
Juaaita, 80
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Grime Jubilee, 89
Lfaon, 90
Louise, a la, 81
Magadour, Reine, 92
Maintenon, 90
Marie-Louise, 90
Marie-Stuart, 90
Marquise, 90
Mathurine, 90
Milanaise, 90
Mogador, 91
Montespan, 91
Montorgueil, 91
Nelusko, 91
Nymphes, 91
Orge, d', 87
Orties, 91
Oseille a 1'Avoine, 91
Palestine, a la, 81
Parisiennc, 91
Pierre-le-Grand, 92
Petit-Due, 92
Polonaise, a la, 61
Regence, 92
Reine Magadour, 92
Saint-Germain, 92
Saint-Hubert, 93
Sante, 93
Sevigne, 93
Sicilienne, 93
Soubise, 93
Valliere, la, 89
Velours, de, 86
Velout6, 93
Vichysoisse, 94
Viviane, 94
Volaille, de, Consomme, 27
Waldeze, 94
Washington, 94
Windsor, 94
Xavier, 94
Zingari, 95
Creole, Bouillabaisse, 99
Creole, Consomme, 27
Creole Court BouiJlon (Chilled), 102
Creole, Oyster Soup, 108
Creole, Potage a la, 118
Creole, Potage Rabbit, 200
Crcssonniere, Creme, 85
Croute au Pot, 170
Croflte Bretonne, 171
Croutons (Garnishing), 7
Croutons, Puree of Peas, aux, 143
Cucumber, Cream of, 73
Cucumber, Chicken and, Supreme, 164
Cucumber, Puree of, 139
Cucumber Soup Supreme, 171
Curry, Cream of Apple with, 67
Cussy, Consomm6, 27
Czarina, Potage, 118
D.
'agobert, Potage, 118
Dame Blanche, Consomme, 27
Dame Blanche, Creme, 85
Danish Giblet Soup, 171
Danoise, Creme, 85
D'Artagnan, Consomm6, 27
D'Artois, Creme, 85
D'Artois, Puree, 139, 143
Dauphine, Consomme, 27
Dauphine, Creme, 86
Dauphine, Puree, 140
Dawn Soup, The, 172
Demidoff, Consomme, 28
Derby, Creme, 86
D' Esclignac, Consommi, 28
Detiller, Potage a la, 118
Diable, Consommi, 28
Diane, Consomme, 28
Diane, Creme, 86
Diane, Puree, 140
Dieppoise, Creme, 86
Dieppois, Potage, 118
Dieppoise, Potato Soup, 198
Diplomate, Consomme, 28
Ditalini, Consomme, 23
Ditalini Soup, a la Royale, 1 72
Divette, Creme, 86
Dorcet, Potage, 119
Doria, Consomm6, 28
Doria, Consomm6 Quenelles, 21
Doria, Creme, 87
D'Orleans, Consomme, 28
Douglas, Consomme, 28
Dry Portuguese Soup, 197
Du Barry, Consomme^ 27
Du Barry, Creme, 87
Dublin Prawn Soup, 104
Due de York, Consomme, 27
Duchesse, Consomme, 29
Duchesse, Potage, 1 19
Duck, Wild, Soup, 216
Dufferin, Consomme, 29
Dupois, Potage, 119
Dustan, Consomme, 29
Dustan, Puree, 140
Dutch Bean Soup, 172
Dutch Broth, 50
Dutch Potato Soup, 172
Dutch Vegetable Soup, 173
E,
/clairs, Consomme aux, 21
Economical Vegetable Soup, 173
Ecossaise, Potage a 1', 119
Eel Broth, 50
Eel Soup, 104
Eel Soup, Hamburg, 106
Egg Balls (Garnishing), 8
Egg Balls, Cheese and (Garnishing), 7
Egg, Creamed, Soup, 73
Eggplant Soup, 173
Egg Shot (Garnishing), 8
Egg, Yolk of, Binding (Liaison), 8
Elisa, Creme, 87
Eliza, Potage, 119
Empire, Consomme, 29
Endives, Cream of, 73
Esau, Creme, 87
Esau, Potage, 119
Esclignac, Consomme d', 29
Excelsior, Creme, 87
JL anchette, Creme, 87
Farina, Cream of, 73
Farina lie, Cream of, 74
Farina Soup, Francis Joseph, 173
Favori, Creme, 87
Favori, Consomme, 29
Faubonne, Potage, 120
Faubonne, Potato Soup, 198
Faubonne, Puree, 140
Federal. Consomme, 29
224
Fermiere, Consomm6, 29
Fermiere, Petite, 195
Femeuse, Potage, 120
Financiere, Consomme, 30
First English Recipe for Cabbage Soup, 2
Fish Balls (Garnishing), 8
Fish Broth, 50
Fish Broth, with Whipped Cream, 51
Fish Chowder, 59
Fish Chowder, New England, 63
Fish Stock (Court Bouillon), 12
Fish Mulligan Soup, 105
Fish Potage, 105
Fish and Potato Chowder, 106
Fish Puree, 105
Fish Soups, 96-111
Baked Oyster Soup, 100
Bisque of Crab, 96
Bisque of Crab and Tomato, 97
Bisque of Crayfish, 97
Bisque of Lobster, 97
Bisque of Mussels, 97
Bisque Normande, 98
Bisque of Oysters, 98
Bisque of Prawns, 98
Bisque of Salmon, 98
Bisque of Shrimps, 98
Bisque of Tomato (Mock), 99
Bisque of Tuna and Tomato, 99
Boston Oyster Chowder, 101
Bouillabaisse, 99
Bouillabaisse, Creole, 99
Bouillabaisse, Landlubber's, 100
Bouillabaisse Marseillaise, 100
Bouquet of the Sea, 109
Chilled Court Bouillon, 102
Clam Broth, 50
Clam Broth, Chantilly, 50
Clam Chowder, 60
Clam Chowder, Boston Style, 61
Clam Chowder, Connecticut, 61
Clam Soup, Home Made, 180
Clam Soup, Salem, Soft, 101
Codfish Soup, 101
Cod's Head Soup, 101
Court Bouillon, 12, 101
Court Bouillon, Chilled, 102
Court Bouillon, Chilled, Creole, 102
Crab, Bisque of, 96
Crab and Tomato, Bisque of, 97
Crab Chowder, 102
Crab Gumbo, 169
Crab Soup, 169
Crayfish, Bisque of, 97
Crayfish Chowder, 62
Crayfish Soup Supreme, 102
Creole Court Bouillon (Chilled), 102
Cream of Halibut, 103
Cream of Mussels, 103
Cream of Plaice, 103
Cream of Salmon, 104
Cream of Scallops, 77
Cream of Turbot, 104
Crem
Crem
Crem
Crem
Crem
Crem
Crem
Crem
CrAm
Crem
Americaine, 82
Borely, 82
Cardinal, 82
Carmdlite, 83
Dieppoise, 86
Divette, 86
Jacqueline, 89
Jean-Bart, 89
Joinville, 89
Mathurine, 90
Dublin Prawn Soup, 104
Fish Soups continued
Eel Broth, 50
Eel Soup, 104
Fish Broth, 50
Fish Broth, with Whipped Cream, 51
Fish Mulligan, 105
Fish Potage, 105
Fish and Potato Chowder, 106
Fish Puree, 105
Fish Soup, 105
Frog Soup, 106
Haddock Soup, 106
Halibut, Cream of, 103
Hamburg Eel Soup, 106
Lobster, Bisque of, 97
Lobster Chowder, 63
Lobster Soup, 107
Lobster Soup Supreme, 107
Lobster Stew, 107
Mussels, Bisque of, 97
Mussels, Cream of, 103
Mussel Soup, 108
New England Fish Chowder, 63
Normande, Bisque, 98
Oysters, Bisque of, 98
Oyster Chowder, 63
Oyster Chowder, Boston, 101
Oyster, Cream of, 76
Oyster Soup, 108
Oyster Soup (Creole), 108
Oyster Soup, family style, 109
Oyster and Peanut Soup, 108
Oyster Stew, 109
Plaice, Cream of, 103
Poissoniere, Consomme a la, 38
Poissoniere, Potage a la, 130
Potage, Fish, 105
Potato Shrimp Soup, 198
Prawn Chowder, 64
Prawn Soup, Dublin, 104
Prawns, Bisque of, 98
Puree, Fish, 105
Salmon, Bisque of, 98
Salmon, Cream of, 104
Salmon and Pea Chowder, 109
Scallops, Cream of, 77
Sea Food Soup, 109
Shrimp Chowder, 1 10
Shrimp Soup, family style, 110
Shrimp Soup, Potato, 198
Shrimps, Bisque of, 98
Skate Soup, 1 10
Smoked Fish Chowder, 110
Snapper Soup, 111
Soft Clam Soup, Salem, 101
Tomato, Bisque of, Mock, 99
Tomato Fish Chowder, 111
Tuna and Tomato, Bisque of, 99
Turbot, Cream of, 104
Flageolet Beans, Cream of, 74
Flamand, Consomme, 30
Flamand, Potage, 120
Flamande, Puree, 140
Flemish Soup, 1 74
Fleury, Consomme, 30
Florentine, Chicken, 164
Florentin, Consomme, 30
Florenza, Potage, 120
Florida, Consomme, 30
Fontange, Potage, 120
Franchise, Chicken Soup a la, 164
Francillon, Consomme, 30
Francis Joseph, Farina Soup, 173
Frankfort, Potage, 120
225
Frankfurters, Pea Soup with, 194
Frascati Consomme, 30
French. Onion Soup, 174, 191
French Rice Soup, 1 74
Fresh Corn Soup, 174
Fresh Spinach and Potato Soup, 175
Friar Tuck, Potage a la, 121
Frogs' Legs, Cream of, 74
Frog Soup, 106
Fruit Bouillon, 15
Fruit Soup, Iced, 182
Fruit Soup, Norwegian, 190
Fruit and Wine, Sago, Soup, 203
G.
'alles, Consomm6 Prince de, 39
Galles, Potage au Prince de, 130
Game Consomme, 19
Game, Pur6e, of, 140
Game, Puree of, St. Hubert, 141
Game Soup, Clear, 56
Garbur, Soup, 175
Garbure Chantilly Soup, 175
Garbure Soup aux Marrons, 175
Garbure Soup a la Villeroi, 175
Garcia, Potage a la, 121
Garden Soup, 176
Garibaldi, Consommi, 30
Garlic Soup, Spanish, 206
Garnishings, 6-9
Cheese Balls, 6
Cheese and Egg Balls, 7
Cream Cheese, 7
Cheese, Parmesan, 7
Choux Paste, 7
Croutons, 7
Egg Balls, 8
Egg Shot, 8
Fish Balls (Quenelles), 8
Liaison (yolk of egg binding), 8
Profiteroles, 7
Pulled Bread, 9
Quenelles (see also Fish Balls), 9
Royale White, 9
Royale Yellow, 9
Royale Green, 9
Royale Red, 9
Gasconne, Crime, 88
Gaulois, Consomme, 31
Gentilhomme, Potage, 121
Georgette, Creme, 88
Georgia, Consomme, 31
German Beer Soup, 176
German Beer Soup with Milk, 176
German Carrot Soup, 176
German Cherry Soup, 176
German Cherry Soup with Dumplings, 177
German Lentil Soup, 177
German Orange Soup, 177
German Pineapple Soup, 177
Germinal, Consomme, 31
Germinal, Creme, 88
Giblet Soup, 177
Giblet Soup 4 1'Anglaise, 177
Giblet Soup, Clear, 56
Giblet Soup, Danish, 171
Giblet Soup, Thick, 148
Gitana, Potage 4 la, 121
Goat Soup, Thick, 149
Godiva, Consomme, 31
Goose Soup, 178
Gosford, Creme, 88
Gouffe, Potage 4 la, 121
Goulash, Hungarian, Soup, 181
Grande Duchesse, Consomme, 31
Grand' Mere, Potage, 121
Grape Soup, 178
Grapefruit and Cranberry Soup, 178
Grated Potato Soup, 178
Gravy Soup, Thick, 149
Gravy Stock (Beef Tea), 12
Grecque, Lamb Broth 4 la, 51
Grec, Potage, 122
Greece, Lemon Soup, 185
Green Asparagus, Puree of, 141
Green Corn, Cream of (I), 72
Green Corn, Cream of (II), 72
Green Pea and Chicken Broth, 51
Green Royale (Garnishing), 9
Green Soup, 178
Grenade, Consomm6, 31
Grenade, Potage, 122
Grenade, Puree, 141
Grouse Soup, Thick, 149
Gumbo, Crab, 169
Gumbo, Okra, Soup, 191
Gumbo, Potagc, 122
H.
-addock Soup, 106
Halibut, Cream of, 103
Hamburg Eel Soup, 106
Hamburger Chowder, Vegetable and, 65
Hare Soup, Thick, 150
Hare Soup, Uncle Sam, 179
Haricot Bean Soup, 179
Hazelnut Soup, 179
Hclene, Consomm6, 31
Hesse, Potage 4 la, 122
Hilers, Hilaire, Soup, 180
Hoche-Pot, Potage, 122, 180
Hodge Podge Soup (No. I), 180
Hodge Podge Soup (No. II), 180
Hollandais, Potagc, 122
Home-made Clam Soup, 180
Honolulu Potage, 123
Hop Top Soup, 180
Horseradish, Tomato, Soup, 212
Hortense, Cream of Chicken Reine, 7 1
Hotch Potch Soup, 180
Hungarian Soup, 181
Hungarian Goulash Soup, 181
Hungarian Mushroom Soup, 181
Hungarian Potato Soup, 181
Hungarian Sauerkraut Soup, 182
Hunter's Soup, Clear, 56
I
.ced Fruit Soup, 182
Iced Orange Bouillon, 182
Idma, Creme, 88
II Minestrone Soup, 182
Imperatrice, Consomme, 31
Imp6riale, Creme, 88
Imperial, Consomme, 32
Inauguration, Consomme, 32
Indien, Consomme, 32
Indienne, Creme, 89
Innocent, Consomme^ 32
Intoxicating, Onion, Soup, 192
Irish Milk Soup, 183
Irlandaise, Puree 4 1', 141
Irma, Consomme, 32
Italian Bread and Cheese Soup, 183
Italian Paste, Clear Soup with, 55
226
Italien, Potage, 123
Italini, Consomme d', 28
J
ackson, Potage, 123
Jacobin, Consomm6, 32
Jacqueline, Creme, 89
Jacqueline, Potage a la, 123
Japonais, Consomme, 32
Jardiniere, Clear Soup, 56
Jardiniere, Consomme, 32
Jardiniere, Potage, 123
Jardiniere Soup, Thick, 150
Jean-Bart, Creme, 89
Jellied Borshch, 47
Jellied Bouillon, 15
Jellied Chicken Bouillon, 15
Jellied Citrus Juice, 183
Jellied Consomme (Two-toned), 32
Jellied Soups, 184
Jellied Tomato Bouillon, 16
Jenny Lind's Soup, 184
Jerusalem, Consomm6, 33
Jockey Club, Consomm6, 33
Joinville, Creme, 89
Juanita, Creme, 89
Jubilee, Crime, 89
Jubilee, Puree, 141
Julienne, Clear Soup, 57
Julienne, Consomme, 33
Julienne Maigre, Potage, 124
K,
jf. ^.ail, Scotch, 204
Kalamazoo, Cream of Celery, 70
Kale, Scotch, 204
Kale Brose, 184
Kentucky Soup, 184
Kidney and Barley Soup, 184
Kidney Bean Soup (Butter Beans), 185
Kidney Beans, Puree of Red, 145
Kidney Soup, Thick, 150
Kitchener, Mutton Soup, 189
Krapivnie Shchi, 202
Kroumir, Potage, 124
Kummel Suppe, 163
Kursel, Consomme, 33
J_Jait, Potage au, 112
Lamballe, Potage, 124
Lamb Broth, 51
Lamb Broth, a la Grecque, 51
Lamb Broth, a la Reine, 51
Lamb and Mutton Stock, 12
L'Anglaise, Potage a, 112
La Valliere, Creme, 89
Leek Broth, 52
Leek and Barley Broth, 52
Leeks, Cream of, 74
Leeks, Cream of Potatoes and, 77
Leek Soup, Potato and, 198
L61ie, Consomme, 33
Lemon Soup, 185
Lemon Soup Greece, 185
Lentils, Cream of Tomatoes and, 78
Lentils, Puree of, 141
Lentils, Puree of, with Tapioca, 142
Lentil Soup, 185
Lentil Soup, German, 177
Leopold, Consomme, 33
Lettuce, Cream of, 74
Lettuce Soup, 185
Liaison (Yolk of Egg binding), 8
Lima Beans, Cream of, 75
Lima Beans, Puree of, 142
Lind's, Jenny, Soup, 184
Lison, Creme, 90
Liver Soup, 186
Liver Vegetable Soup, 186
Livonien, Potage, 124
Livonienne, Puree of, 142
Lobster, Bisque of, 97
Lobster Chowder, 63
Lobster Soup, 107
Lobster Soup Supreme, 107
Lobster Stew Soup, 107
Lord Mayor, Potage, 124
Lorette, Consomme, 33
Lome Soup, 186
Louise, Creme a la, 81
M,
-acaroni, Clear Soup with, 55
Macaroni, Consomme au, 21
Macaroni, Pea Soup with, 194
Macaroni, Potage au, 113
Macaroni Soup, 186
Macaroni Soup, Thick, 150
MacDonald, Potage, 125
Macedoine, Consomme, 35
Madrilene, Consomme, 34
Madrilene (Jellied), Consomm6, 34
Maintenon, Creme, 90
Maintcnon, Potage, 125
Maltaise, Potage a la, 125
Mancelle, Puree, 142
Marchand, Consomme, 34
Mar6chale, Potage, 125
Maria, Consomm6, 34
Mariee, Consomme de la, 27
Marie Louise, Consomme, 34
Marie Louise, Creme, 90
Marie Louise, Potage, 126
Marie-Stuart, Creme, 90
Margot, Creme a la Reine, 145
Margot, Puree a la Reine, 145
Marmite, Petite, 195
Marquise, Creme, 90
Marquise, Potage, 126
Marrons, Garbure Soup aux, 175
Marrows, Cream of Vegetable, 80
Marrows, Puree of Vegetable, 147
Massenet, Consomm6, 34
Mathilda, Potage, 126
Matliurine, Creme, 90
Meat Extract, Bouillon from, 14
Medina, Consomme, 34
Meg Merilees Soup, 187
Merc6des, Consomme, 34
Mexicain, Potage, 126
Mexican Bread Soup, 187
Mikado, Consomm6, 35
Milanaise, Creme, 90
Milanais, Potage, 126
Milk Soup, Almond, 155
Milk Soup, Brazil Nut, 160
Milk Soup, Irish, 183
Milk Soup, Polish Sour, 196
Milk Soup, Sour, 206
Milk Soup, Thick, 150 (Potage au Lait, 112)
Minestrone, II, Soup, 182
227
Minestrone Soup, Quick, 187
Mock Tomato Bisque, 188
Mock Turtle Soup, 188
Mock Turtle Soup, Clear, 57
Mock Turtle Soup, with Peas, 188
Mock Turtle Soup, Thick, 151
Modena, Potage, 126
Modeme, Potage, 127
Mogador, Consomme, 35
Mogador, Creme, 91
Monaco, Potage a la, 127
Monaco, Consomme, 35
Mongol, Potage, 127
Mongole, Puree, 142
Monte Carlo, Consomme, 35
Monte Cristo, Consomme, 35
Montespan, Creme, 91
Montesquieu, Consomme, 35
Montglas, Consomme, 35
Montglas, Potage, 127
Montmort, Consomm6, 35
Montorgueil, Creme, 91
Mousse, Potage, 127
Mulberry Soup, 188
Mulligan Soup, Fish, 105
Mulligatawny Soup, Clear, 57
Mulligatawny Soup, Chicken, 164
Mulligatawny Soup, Thick, 151
Mushroom Soup, 189
Mushroom Soup, Chicken, 165
Mushroom Soup, Hungarian, 181
Mushrooms, Cream of, 75
Mushrooms, Cream of Chicken and, 71
Mushrooms, Cream of Sweet Corn and, 72
Mushrooms and Peas, Cream of, 75
Mussel Soup, 108
Mussels, Bisque of, 97
Mussels, Cream of, 75, 103
Mustard Soup, 189
Mutton Broth, 52
Mutton Soup, Arabian, 155
Mutton Soup, Kitchener, 189
Nut Soup, Chicken, 165
Nymphes, Creme, 91
o.
N,
apier, Consomme, 36
Napoleon, Consomme, 36
Napolitain, Potage, 128
Nassau, Pctage, 128
National, Consomm6, 36
Navarin, Consomme, 36
Navarrais, Potage, 128
Neat's Foot Soup, 190
Nelson, Consomme, 36
Nelusko, Creme, 91
Nesselrode, Consomme, 36
Nest Soup, Bird's, 159
Nettle Soup, Russian, 202
Nettles, Consomme of Young, 46
New Broccoli, Cream of, 75
New England Fish Chowder, 63
Nicois, Consomme, 36
Nlmoise, Potage & la, 128
Ninon, Consomme, 37
Nivernais, Consommi, 37
Noel, Potage, 129
Noodle Soup, Chicken, 165
Noodles, Consomme with, 37
Noodles, Puree of Peas with, 144
Normande, Bisque, 98
Normande, Cabbage Soup, 162
Normande, Potage, 129
Norwegian Fruit Soup, 190
r at Soup, 190
Oatmeal Chowder, 63
Okra Soup, 190
Okra Soup, Chicken, 165
Okra Gumbo Soup, 191
Old-fashioned Potato Chowder, 64
Old-fashioned Potato Soup, 191
Old-fashioned Vegetable Soup, 191
Olga, Consomme, 37
Olive Soup, Ripe, 201
Onion Broth, 52
Onion and Barley Broth, 52
Onion, Cream of, 76
Onion Intoxicating Soup, 192
Onion Soup (French), 174, 191
Onion Soup, au Gratin, 192
Onion and Pea Soup, 192
Onion and Tomato Soup, 192
Onions, Cream of Sweet Corn and, 73
Orange Bouillon, Iced, 182
Orange Soup, German, 177
Orge, Creme d', 87
Oriental, Consomme, 37
Orleans, Consomme, 37
Orl6ans, Consomme d", 28
Orleans, Potage a 1', 129
Orsay, Consomme, 37
Orties, Creme, 91
Oseille a 1'Avoine, Creme, 91
Ox Cheek Broth, 52
Ox Cheek Soup, Thick, 151
Oxtail Soup, Clear 57
Oxtail Soup, Rosy, 193
Oxtail Soup, Thick, 1 52
Oyster Broth, 53
Oyster Chowder, 63
Oyster Chowder, Boston, 101
Oyster Soup, 108
Oyster Soup, Baked, 1 00
Oyster Soup (Cr6ole), 108
Oyster Soup (Family Style), 109
Oyster and Peanut Soup, 108
Oyster Stew Soup, 109
Oyster, Tomato, Soup, 212
Oysters, BUque of, 98
Oysters, Cream of, 76
-L alermo, Rice Soup, 201
Palestine, Consomme, 38
Palestine, Creme a la, 81
Palestine, Puree, 143
Pancail Soup, 193
Pannade Soup, 193
Parfait, Consomme, 38
Parisienne, Creme, 91
Parmentier, Potage, 129
Parmentiere, Consomme, 38
Parsnip Chowder, 63
Parsnips, Cream of (I), 76
Parsnips, Cream of (II), 76
Parsnips, Potage, 130
Partridge Soup, Thick , 152
Paysanne, Consomme, 38
Paysanne, Potage, 129
Paysanne, Puree, 143
Pea Chowder, Salmon and, 109
228
Pea Soup, 193
Pea Soup with Frankfurters, 194
Pea Soup with Macaroni, 194
Pea Soup, Onion and, 192
Pea Soup, Swedish Dried, 210
Pea Soup (I), Split, 207
Pea Soup (II), Split, 208
Pea Soup with Vermicelli, 194
Pea Soup, Yellow Split, 217
Peas, Cream of, 77
Peas, Cream of Mushrooms and, 75
Peas, Puree of, 143
Peas, Puree of, aux Croutons, 143
Peas, Puree of, with Noodles, 144
Peas, Puree of, Varsovienne, 144
Peas, Suzon, Cream of, 77
Peas and Tomatoes, Pur6e of, 143
Peach Soup, 194
Peanut Butter Soup, 195
Peanut Butter, Tomato with, 212
Peanut Soup, Oyster and, 108
Peanuts, Cream of, 76
Pea Pod Soup, 193
Peasant Vegetable Soup, 196
Pemartin, Consomme, 38
Pepper Pot Potage, 195
Perles de Nizam, Consomme aux, 38
Petit-Due, Creme, 92
Petite Fermiere Soup, 1 95
Petite Marmite Soup, 195
Pheasant St. Hubert, Puree of, 144
Pheasant Soup, Thick, 152
Piedmontaise, Chicken Soup, 165
Pierre-le-Grand, Creme, 92
Pineapple Soup, German, 177
Plaice, Cream of, 103
Plain Consomme, 38
Pluche, Puree a la, 144
Pluches, Consomme aux, 21
Poissoniere, Consomme a la, 38
Poissoniere, Potage a la, 130
Polish Apple Soup, 196
Polish Barley Soup, 196
Polish Sour Milk Soup, 196
Polonaise, Creme a la, 81
Polonaise, Puree a la. 144
Pompadour, Consomme, 38
Pork and Vegetable Soup, 197
Portugaise, Chicken Soup, 168
Portugais, Consomme, 39
Portugais , Potage, 1 30
Portugaise, Puree a la, 144
Portuguese Dry Soup, 197
Potages, 112-136
Potage Albert, 112
Alexandra, 112
Allemand, 113
Americain, 113
Andalouse, 113
Anglaise, a 1", 112
Arlequin, 113
Bagration, 113
Bolognais, 114
Bonne Femme, 114
Boston, i la, 114
Bouquetiere, 1 14
Bourgeois, 114
Bourride, 1 14
Brisse, a la, 115
Brunois, with Rice, 115
Cambridge, 115
Camelia, 115
Cameroni, 115
Canta trice, 115
Potage Capure, 116
Carlton, 116
Castelain, 116
Champenois, 116
Chanoinesse, 116
Chasseur, 117
Chatelain, 117
Coburg, 117
Colbert, 117
Comtesse, 117
Coquelin, 118
Creole, a la, 118
Czarina, 118
Dagobert, 118
Driller, a la, 1 18
Dieppois, 1 18
Dorcet, 119
Duchesse, 120
Dupois, 108, 119
Ecossaise, a 1', 119
Eliza, 119
Esau, 119
Faubonne, 1 20
Feraeuse, 120
Fish, 105
Flamand, 120
Florenza, 120
Fontange, 120
Frankfort, 120
Friar Tuck, a la, 121
Garcia, a la, 121
Gentilhomme, 121
Gitana ,a la, 121
Gouff, a la, 121
Grand' Mere, 121
Grec, 122
Grenade, 122
Gumbo, 122
Hesse, a la, 122
Hoche-Pot, 122
Hollandais, 122
Honolulu, 123
Italienne, 123
Jackson, 123
Jacqueline, a la, 123
Jardiniere, 123
Julienne Maigre, 124
Kroumir, 124
Lait, au, 112
Lamballe, 124
Livonien, 124
Lord Mayor, 124
Macaroni, au, 113
MacDonald, 125
Maintenon, 125
Maltaise, a la, 125
Marichale, 125
Marie Louise, 126
Marquise, 126
Mathilda, 126
Mexicain, 126
Milanais, 126
Modena, 126
Modern, 127
Monaco, i la, 127
Mongol, 127
Montglas, 127
Mousse, 127
Napolitain, 123
Nassau, 128
Navarrais, 128
Nimoise, a la, 128
Noel, 129
Normand, 129
229
Potage Orleans, 4 1', 129
Parmentier, 129
Parsnip, 130
Paysan, 129
Pepper Pot, 195
Poissoniere, a la, 130
Portugaise, 130
Prince de Galles, au, 130
Princess*?, 130
Provencal, 131
Quirinal, 131
Rabbit Creole, 200
Red, 201
Regence, a la, 131
Reine Margot, 131
Rob-Roy, 131
Remain, 132
Ruffo, 132
Russe, a la, 132
St. Germain, 132
St. Marceau, 133
Savoyarde, 133
Saxe, 133
Schorestene, 133
Shchi, 133
Sidney, 133
Snow, 204
Solferino, 134
Talleyrand, 134
Tapioca, 134
Tapioca, Crecy, 134
Turinoise, 134
Tyrolien, 134
Velour, 134
Venitien, 135
Vert Pre, 135
Victoria, 135
Viennet, 135
Viennoise, 135
Villageoise, 135
Vine Bud, 216
Voisin, 135
Waldeze, 136
Westmoreland, 136
Potato Chowder, 64
Potato Chowder, Corn and, 62
Potato Chowder, Fish and, 106
Potato Chowder, Old Fashioned, 64
Potato, Cream of Carrot and, 69
Potato Soup, 197
Potato and Cabbage Soup, 197
Potato Soup, Dieppoise, 198
Potato Soup, Dutch, 172
Potato Soup, Faubonne, 198
Potato Soup, Grated, 178
Potato Soup, Hungarian, 181
Potato and Leek Soup, 198
Potato Soup, Old Fashioned, 191
Potato Shrimp Soup, 198
Potato and Spinach Soup, 175, 198
Potato Soup, Swiss, 210
Potatoes, Cream of, 77
Potatoes and Leeks, Cream of, 77
Potatoes, Puree of, 144
Pot au Feu, 198
Poultry Carcase Soup, 199
Prawn Chowder, 64
Prawns, Bisque of, 98
Prince de Galles, Consommt, 39
Prince de Galles, Potage au, 130
Prince of Wales Soup, 199
Princesse, Consomme, 39
Princesse, Potage, 130
Printaniere, Consomme, 39
Profiteroles, Consomme, 39
Provencale Potage, 131
Pulled Bread (Garnish), 9
Pumpkin Soup, 199
Purees, 137-147
Puree, Alexandra, 137
Artois, d', 139
Asparagus, of Green, 141
Beans, of Lima, 142
Beans, of Red Kidney, 145
Beans, of White, 147
Beans, AUemande, of
White, 147
Beans, Soubise, of
White, 147
Bresilienne, 137
Bretonne, 137
Camera, 138
Celestine, 138
Chantilly, 138
Chartreuse, 138
Chestnuts, of, 138
Conde, 139
Conservative, 139
Crecy, a la, 139
Cucumbers, of, 139
D' Artois, 139
Dauphine, 140
Diane, 140
Dustan, 140
Faubonne, 140
Flamande, 140
Game of, 140
Game, St. Hubert, of,
141
Green Asparagus, of, 141
Grenade, 141
Irlandaise, a 1', 141
Jubilee, 141
Kidney Beans, of Red,
145
Lentils, of, 141
Lentils with Tapioca, of,
142
Lima Beans, of, 142
Livonienne, 142
Mancelle, 142
Mongole, 142
Noodles, of Peas, with,
144
Palestine, 143
Paysanne, 143
Peas, of, 143
Peas, aux Croutons, of,
143
Peas with Noodles, of,
144
Peas and Tomatoes, of,
143
Peas Varsovienne, of,
144
Pheasant, St. Hubert,
of, 144
Pluche, a la, 144
Polonaise, a la, 144
Portugaise, a la, 144
Potatoes, of, 144
Red Kidney Beans, of,
145
Reine Margot, a la, 145
Reunion, a la, 145
St. Louis, 145
230
Purge, St. Marceau, 145
Sorrel, of, 146
Soubise, 146
Spinach, of, 146
Stamboul, a la, 146
Tomatoes, of, 146
Tomatoes with Rice, of,
147
Turnips Caroline, of, 147
Varsovienne, of Peas, 144
Vegetable Marrow, of, 147
White Beans, of, 147
White Beans, Alle-
mande, of, 147
White Beans, Soubise,
of, 147
cx
'ueen Soup, 200
'^^' Quenelles, Consomm6 aux, 21
Quenelles (Fish Balls), 9
Quenelles Doria, Consomme, 21
Quince Soup, 200
Quirinal, Potage, 131
R,
-abbit Broth, 53
Rabbit Creole Potage, 200
Rabbit Soup, with Chopped Parsley,
200
Rabbit Soup, Thick, 152
Rachel, Consomme, 39
Raspberry, Sago and, Soup, 203
Ravioli, Consomme, 40
Red Kidney Beans, Puree of, 145
Red Potage, 201
Red Royale, Consomme with, 41
Red Royale (Garnishing), 9
Regence, Creme, 92
Regence, Potage a la, 131
Reine, Chicken a la, 163
Reine, Consomm6, 40
Reine, Cream of Chicken a la, 7 1
Reine, Lamb Broth a la, 51
Reine Hortense, Cream of
Chicken, 71
Reine Magadour, Creme, 92
Reine Margot, Potage, 131
Reine Margot, Puree a la, 145
Reunion, Puree a la, 145
Rice, Consomm with Celery and, 24
Rice, Cream of, 77
Rice, Potage Brunois with, 115
Rice, Puree of Tomatoes with, 147
Rice, Sorrel Soup with, 205
Rice Soup, a PAllemande, 201
Rice Soup, Armenian, 156
Rice Soup, French, 174
Rice Soup, Palermo, 201
Rice Soup, Thick, 152
Rice, Tomato Soup, 212
Richelieu, Consomme, 40
Ripe Olive Soup, 201
Rivoli, Consomme, 40
Rob-Roy, Potage, 131
Rocol, Soup a la Russe, 202
Romain, Consomm6, 40
Romain, Potage, 132
Rosiere, Consomme, 40
Rossini, Consomme, 40
Rosy Oxtail Soup, 193
Rothschild, Consomme, 40
Royale, Consomme, 40
Royale and Carrots, Consomme with, 41
Royal, Consomme with Green, 41
Royal, Consomm6 with Red, 41
Royale, D'ltalini Soup i la, 172
Royale Soup, Clear, 58
Royale, Green (Garnishing), 9
Royale, Red (Garnishing), 9
Royale, White (Garnishing), 9
Royale, Yellow (Garnishing), 9
Ruffo, Potage, 132
Rubens, Consomme, 41
Russe, Consomme a la, 41
Russe, Potage i la, 132
Russe, Rocol Soup a la, 202
Russian Beef and Cabbage Soup, 202
Russian Nettle Soup, 202
k_Jago, Consomme with, 42
Sago, Fruit and Wine Soup, 203
Sago and Raspberry Soup, 203
Sago Soup, 203
Sago Soup, Thick, 153
Saint Germain, Consomme, 42
Saint Germain, Creme, 92
Saint Germain, Potage, 1 32
Saint Hubert, Creme, 93
Saint Hubert, Pur6e of Game, 141
Saint Hubert, Puree of Pheasant, 144
Saint Louis, Puree, 145
Saint Marceau, Potage, 133
Saint Marceau, Puree, 145
Salmon, Bisque of, 98
Salmon, Cream of, 77, 104
Salmon and Pea Chowder, 109
Salsify Soup, 203
San Remo, Chicken Broth, 166
Sant6, Creme, 93
Sarah Bernhardt, Consomme, 42
Sauerkraut Soup, 204
Sauerkraut Soup, Hungarian, 182
Savarin, Consomme, 42
Savoyard, Potage, 132
Saxe, Potage, 132
Scallops, Cream of, 77
Schorestene, Potage, 132
Scotch Broth, 53
Scotch, Consomme, 42
Scotch, Kail (Kale), 204
Sea Food Soup, 109
Semolina, Cream of, 78
Semolina Soup, 204
Service and Garnishing of Soups, 6
Sdvigne, Consomme (I), 42
Sevigne, Consomme (II), 42
SeVigne, Creme, 93
Shchi, Krapivnie, 202
Shchi, Potage, 133
Sheep's Head Broth, 53
Shin of Beef Soup, Thick, 153
Shrimp Chowder, 110
Shrimp Soup, Family Style, 1 10
Shrimp Soup, Potato, 198
Shrimps, Bisque of, 98
Sicilicn, Consomm6, 42
Sicilienne, Creme, 93
Sidney, Potage, 133
Skate Soup, 110
Smoked Fbh Chowder, 1 10
Snapper Soup, 1 1 1
231
Snow Potage, 204
Soft Clam Soup, Salem, 101
Solange, Consomme, 42
Solferino, Potage, 134
Sorel, Creme Agnes, 81
Sorrel, Puree of, 146
Sorrel Soup, 205
Sorrel Soup a 1'Eau, 205
Sorrel Soup with Rice, 205
Soubise, Consomme, 43
Soubise, Creme, 93
Soubise, Puree, 146
Soubise, Puree of White Beans, 147
Soubrette, Consomme, 43
Soup, from Chicken Feet, 205
Soup without Meat, Thick, 153
Sour Milk Soup, 206
Sour Milk Soup, Polish, 196
Southern Style Terrapin Soup, 210
Soybean Soup, 206
Spaghetti, Clear Soup with, 55
Spanish Garlic Soup, 206
Sparkling Wine Soup, 207
Spinach, Cream of, 78
Spinach, Potato and, Soup, 175
Spinach, Puree of, 146
Split Pea Soup (No. I), 207
Split Pea Soup (No. II), 208
Split Pea, Yellow, Soup, 217
Spring Broth, 53
Spring Soup, 208
Spring Soup, without Meat, Thick, 153
Sprouts Soup, Brussels, 161
Squirrel Soup, 208
Stamboul, Puree a la, 146
St. Germain, Potage, 132
St. Louis, Puree, 145
St. Marceau, Potage, 133
St. Marceau, Purde, 145
Stocks, 11-13
Bone, 11
Brown (Bouillon), 11
Fish (Court Bouillon), 12
Gravy (Beef Tea), 12
Lamb and Mutton, 12
To Clarify, 12
Veal (White), 13
Vegetable, 13
Stuffed Cabbage, Consomm6 with, 43
Sunday Supper Soup, 208
Suzon, Cream of Peas, 77
Swedish Apple Soup, 209
Swedish Asparagus Soup, 209
Swedish Black Soup, 209
Swedish Dried Pea Soup, 210
Sweetbread Soup (Austrian), 210
Swiss Potato Soup, 210
JL alleyrand, Consomme, 43
Talleyrand, Potage, 134
Tapioca, Consomme, 43
Tapioca, Cream of, 78
Tapioca, Potage, 134
Tapioca Crecy, Potage, 134
Tapioca, Puree of Lentils with, 142
Tarragon, Soup, Chicken, 166
Terrapin Soup, Southern Style, 210
Theodora, Consomme, 43
Thrifty Chicken Soup, 211
Tomato Bean Soup, 211
Tomato, Bisque of Crab and, 97
Tomato, Bisque of (Mock), 99
Tomato, Bisque of Tuna and, 99
Tomato Bouillon, Jellied, 16
Tomato Broth, 54
Tomato Celery Soup, 211
Tomato Cheese Soup, 211
Tomato, Chicken, Bouillon, 15
Tomato, Chicken, Soup, 166
Tomato Chowder, 65
Tomato, Corn and, Chowder, 62
Tomato, Corn and, Soup, 169
Tomato Consomme, 44
Tomato Consomme de Luxe, 44
Tomato, Cream of, 78
Tomato Fish Chowder, 1 1 1
Tomato Horseradish Soup, 212
Tomato, Onion and, Soup, 192
Tomato Oyster Soup, 212
Tomato Rice Soup, 212
Tomato Soup, Thick, 153
Tomato Soup with Peanut Butter, 212
Tomatoes and Lentils, Cream of, 78
Tomatoes, Puree of, 146
Tomatoes, Puree of Peas and, 143
Tomatoes, Puree of, with Rice, 147
Tosca, Consomme, 44
Transparent Soup, 212
Triangle Soup, 212
Trianon, Consomme, 44
Tripe Soup, 213
Tropical Consomme, 44
Tuna and Tomato, Bisque of, 99
Turbigo, Consomme, 44
Turbot, Cream of, 104
Turinoise, Potage, 134
Turkey Bone Soup, 213
Turkey, Cream of, 79
Turkey Soup, Thick, 159
Turkish Soup, 213
Turnip Soup, 214
Turnips, Cream of, 79
Turnips, Purde of, Caroline, 147
Turtle Soup, Clear, 58
Turtle Soup (Mock), 188
Turtle Soup (Mock), Clear, 57
Turtle Soup (Mock), Thick, 151
Turtle Soup (Mock) with Peas, 188
Tuscan Soup, 214
Tyrolienne, Potage, 134
u,
ncle Sam, Hare Soup, 179
Ukrainian Borshch, 48
V,
alencien, Consomm6, 45
Valetta, Consomme, 45
Valois, Consomme 1 45
Vanderbilt, Consomme, 45
Varsovienne, Puree of Peas, 144
Vatel, Consomme, 45
Veal Broth, 54
Veal Consomme, 19
Veal Consomme, Jellied, 45
Veal, Cream of, 79
Veal Stock, 13
Vegetable Bouillon, 16
Vegetable Chicken, Soup, 166
Vegetable Chowder, 65
Vegetable Chowder de Luxe, 66
Vegetable and Hamburger Chowder, 65
232
Vegetable, Liver, Soup, 186
Vegetable Marrow, Cream of, 80
Vegetable Marrow, Puree of, 147
Vegetable Soup, 214
Vegetable Soup, Dutch, 173
Vegetable Soup, Economical, 173
Vegetable Soup, Old Fashioned, 191
Vegetable Soup, Peasant, 196
Vegetable Soup, Pork and, 197
Vegetable Soup, Thick, 154
Vegetable Soup, without Meat, 214
Vegetable Stock, 13
Velour, Potage, 134
Velours, Creme de, 86
Veloute of Chicken Soup, 215
Veloute, Creme, 93
Veloute Soup, 214 .
Veloutine Aurore Soup, 215
Velvet Soup, 215
Venison Broth, 54
Venison Soup, 215
V6nitienne, Consomm6, 45
Venitien, Potage, 135
Vermicelli, Clear Soup with, 56
Vermicelli, Consomme, 45
Vermicelli, Consomme au, 21
Vermicelli, Consomme Brunoise with, 23
Vermicelli, Pea Soup with, 194
Veron, Consomme, 46
Vert Pre, Consomme, 46
Vert Pre, Potage, 135
Vichysoisse, Creme, 94
Victoria, Potage, 135
Viennese Bean Soup, 215
Viennet, Potage, 135
Viennois, Potage, 135
Villageois, Potage, 135
Villeroi, Garbure Soup a la, 175
Vine Bud Potage, 216
Viviane, Creme, 94
Vivieurs, Consomme, 46
Voisin, Potage, 135
Volaille, Consomme Creme de, 27
w.
aldeze, Creme, 94
Waldeze, Potage, 136
Wales, Prince of, Soup, 194
Washington, Creme, 94
Watercress Borshch, Chilled, 48
Watercress Chicken Bouillon, 16
Watercress, Cream of, 80
Watercress Parmentier, Cream of, 80
Weinschaumsuppe, 207
Westmoreland, Potage, 136
Whipped Cream, Fish Broth with, 51
White Bean Soup, 216
White Beans, Puree of, 147
White Beans, Puree of, Allemande, 147
White Beans, Puree of, Soubise, 9
White Royale (Garnish), 9
White (Veal) Stock, 13
White Wine Soup, 216
WUd Duck Soup, 216
Windsor, Creme, 94
Wine Soup, Sago Fruit and, 203
Wine Soup, Sparkling, 207
Wine Soup, White, 216
Winter Soup, 217
Winter Soup, Thick, 154
X,
>.avier, Consomm6, 46
Xavier, Creme, 94
Y.
east Bouillon, 16
Yellow Split Pea Soup, 217
Yellow Royale (Garnish), 9
Young Nettles, Consomm6 of, 46
I ingari, Creme, 95
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