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Italian Macaroni Soup

A historical recipe from The soup and sauce book, by Elizabeth Douglas.

A historical recipe

The soup and sauce book, by Elizabeth Douglas. Project Gutenberg eBook #68446.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From The soup and sauce book, by Elizabeth Douglas. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #68446 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68446). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 5 ozs.
  2. macaroni 2 ozs.
  3. butter 1 quart white stock ¹⁄₂ pint cream or milk 3 yolks of eggs 1 oz.
  4. grated Parmesan Cut the macaroni in boiling water, adding butter, salt and pepper.
  5. Boil for half-an-hour.
  6. Drain.
  7. Cut in half-inch lengths.
  8. Heat the white stock.
  9. Add the macaroni to it.
  10. Simmer another half-hour.
  11. Add liaison of eggs and cream (or milk) and the grated cheese.