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Vegetable Soup

A historical recipe from Fifty-two Sunday dinners, by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1913).

A historical recipe

Fifty-two Sunday dinners: A book of recipes, by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1913). Project Gutenberg eBook #31534.

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 Fifty-two Sunday dinners, by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1913). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #31534 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31534). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 1/2 cup carrot.
  2. 1/2 cup turnip.
  3. 1/2 cup celery.
  4. 2 cups potato.
  5. 1/3 cup onion.
  6. 1-1/2 quarts beef broth.
  7. 1/3 cup butter.
  8. 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped parsley.
  9. 1-1/2 teaspoons salt.
  10. 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
  11. PROCESS: Wash and scrape carrot, cut in tiny cubes;
  12. wash and pare turnip, cut same as carrot;
  13. wash, scrape and cut celery in thin slices;
  14. wash, pare and cut potatoes in one-fourth inch cubes;
  15. peel and cut onion in thin slices, mix vegetables, except potatoes, and cook ten minutes in butter, stirring constantly.
  16. Add potatoes, cover and cook three or four minutes, add beef broth which was previously strained and all fat removed.
  17. Cover and simmer one hour.
  18. Put parsley, salt and pepper in bottom of soup tureen and turn in hot soup.