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Pea-Vermicelli Soup

A historical recipe from No Animal Food, by Rupert H. Wheldon.

A historical recipe

No Animal Food; and Nutrition and Diet; with Vegetable Recipes, by Rupert H. Wheldon. Project Gutenberg eBook #22829.

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

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From No Animal Food, by Rupert H. Wheldon. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #22829 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22829). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 2 ozs.
  2. pea-vermicelli, 1 tablespoonful nut-milk, 1 tablespoonful tomato puree, 1 quart water.
  3. Boil vermicelli in water until soft, dissolve nut-milk in little water.
  4. Boil all ingredients together 5 minutes, then serve.
  5. =9.--Pot-barley Soup No.
  6. 1= 4 ozs.
  7. pot-barley, 1 onion, 1 tablespoonful gravy essence, 2 quarts water, corn flour to thicken.
  8. Cook barley until quite soft;
  9. chop onion finely;
  10. mix a little corn flour into paste with cold water.
  11. Stir into the boiling soup.
  12. Boil all ingredients together for 20 minutes, then serve.