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POTATO SOUP

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1069
Calories
48g
Protein
28g
Fat
157g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turnip 1 medium (122g) 34
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces lean salt pork
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 quart white broth
  • 3 pints water
  • 2 ounces vermicelli in 1 pint boihng broth
  • 1 pint boihng broth
  • 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 quart fresh
  • 2 quarts white broth
  • 1 quart broth
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 pint tomato sauce
  • a bunch of herbs tied together
  • 2 leeks
  • 1 onion
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 6 peeled raw potatoes
  • 1 light teaspoon salt
  • 1 branch parsley
  • 1 talilespoon each salt
  • 2 potatoes previ- ously diced
  • 8 medium sound turnips
  • 2 sliced raw potatoes
  • 2 sliced onions
  • salt
  • pepper
  • parsley

Directions

1

Chop 4 ounces lean salt pork, 2 leeks and 1 onion, and put in a saucepan with 1 tablespoon butter, and 2 bay leaves. Cook 10 minutes, stirring. Slice fine 6 peeled raw potatoes, and add to the pan with 1 quart white broth, 3 pints water, 1 light teaspoon salt, and ^ teaspoon pepper. Cover and let boil slowly 1 hour, and press through a sieve into another saucepan. Drop 2 ounces vermicelli in 1 pint boiHng broth, and boil 10 minutes ; add it to the soup. Mix well, boil 10 minutes longer and serve.

2

PURfiE OF TOMATOES.

3

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan. Slice fine i each carrot, onion, branch of celery, and green pepper; J ounce raw lean ham, and 1 branch parsley; add all these to the saucepan and stir' for 10 minutes until nicely browned. Stir in 3 tablespoons flour,

4

1 quart fresh or canned tomatoes, and 2 quarts white broth or water. Season with 1 talilespoon each salt and sugar, and J tea- spoon pepper. Simmer 1 hour, and strain. Add 2 potatoes previ- ously diced and cooked in salted water for 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

5

PURfiE OF TURNIPS AND TOMATOES.

6

Peel 8 medium sound turnips, slice thin and cook slowly in a saucepan with 1 tablespoon butter for 15 minutes. Add 2 sliced raw potatoes, and 2 sliced onions. Put in a bunch of herbs tied together. Season with salt and pepper, add 1 quart broth and

7

2 quarts water, mix well and boil slowly 1^ hours. Stir occa- sionally. Strain, return to the fire, let it come to a boil, add 1 pint tomato sauce, boil for 10 minutes, and serve. (If raw or canned tomatoes are used in place of the sauce, put them into the soup earlier.)

By Martin, Maria Ewing, Mrs., [from old catalog] comp · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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