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Minestrone Soup

From Reflections and confections (1981).

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A historical recipe

Reflections and confections (1981).

Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

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

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. 1 onion

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Hot oil. Never put water on an oil fire: turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid or a damp tea towel. Pat food dry before it goes into hot oil, and lower it in gently, away from you.
  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. 1 c.
  2. dnled pea beam 2 qti .
  3. waten h c.
  4. olive oil 1 c.
  5. .
  6. diced.
  7. celeny 1 onion, minced 2 1/3 c, ( 1 lb , 3oz .
  8. can ) 2 c.
  9. ihnedded cabbage 1 ganllc clove., minced Few pan&leu ipnlgi 1 Tbip.
  10. iait \ c.
  11. elbou) macaroni tip.
  12. each ofa crumbled, dnled baill and onegano h t^p.
  13. peppen Gnated Panmaan cheeie Cover washed beans with water.
  14. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes.
  15. Heat oil in kettle, add vegetables, and saute lightly.
  16. Add beans with water and remaining ingredients except for the cheese.
  17. Cook, covered, for 2 to 3 hours.
  18. Serve with cheese.
  19. Makes 2 qts.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Frying pan
  • Saucepan
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Kettle
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Credit

From Reflections and confections (1981), printed page 14, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TheGradedSchoolOfLincolnVirginia

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.