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A historical recipe from The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information , by Philip E. Muskett.

A historical recipe

The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information by Mrs. H. Wicken, by Philip E. Muskett. Project Gutenberg eBook #4219.

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 Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information , by Philip E. Muskett. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #4219 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4219). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

  • An ounce of butter stirred
  • 1 oz. of beef dripping

Method

  1. 1/2 pint of Milk 2 quarts Bone Stock--1 1/2d.
  2. Soak the haricot beans for an hour or two, then put them into a saucepan with the stock or water, the onions, and 1 dozen white peppercorns;
  3. boil for four hours and then rub through a sieve, return to the saucepan with the milk and seasoning of pepper and salt, stir until it boils.
  4. It is then ready to serve.
  5. An ounce of butter stirred in just before it is finished is a great improvement.
  6. This is one of the most nourishing soups that can be made.
  7. It is an excellent food for outdoor workers.
  8. When butter is dear, sweat the haricots in 1 oz.
  9. of beef dripping.