Lunch
Squash soup
A page-cited historical lunch recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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- Make a roux of butter and flour, and stir into the hot milk.
- When very hot, put into the tureen, turn in the milk, stirring all well together, and serve.
Historical transcription
Source method
- 1
One cupful of cold boiled squash, run through a colander, one quart of milk, heated, with a pinch of soda, one teaspoonful, each, of salt and of sugar, a quarter as much pepper and a pinch of mace, two tablespoonfuls of butter and one of flour, one tablespoonful of onion juice and two of minced celery.
- 2
Make a roux of butter and flour, and stir into the hot milk. Beat together the squash, celery and seasoning until light; heat quickly in a saucepan, stirring all the time. When very hot, put into the tureen, turn in the milk, stirring all well together, and serve.
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