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Spring Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch

Spring Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring white stock i or ii, with the original instructions and source page intact.

LunchVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep20 min
Est. cook15 min
Est. serves4
Total35 min
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Source ingredient cues

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  • 1 quart White Stock I or II
  • 1 large onion thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup stale baker’s bread
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup cream
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • Salt and pepper

Historical transcription

Source method

  1. 1

    Cook onion fifteen minutes in one tablespoon butter; add to stock, with bread broken in pieces. Simmer one hour; 121 rub through sieve. Add milk, and bind with remaining butter and flour cooked together; add cream, and season.

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