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Macaroni Soup

A simple soup of boiled macaroni simmered in stock and served with grated cheese.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Macaroni Soup

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the macaroni

  1. Boil the macaroni in 1 quart of water for 10 minutes.

  2. Strain the macaroni and add it to 2 quarts of boiling stock.

Simmer and serve

  1. Let it simmer gently for 30 minutes.

  2. Serve with grated cheese on a separate plate.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Macaroni
Provides the starchy pasta body that makes the soup filling.
Stock
Forms the liquid base and carries the flavour of the soup.
Grated cheese
Adds savoury richness and salt when served on top.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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