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Stock, and Clear Soups

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Stock, and Clear Soups

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a pot, combine water, meat, bone, and coarse sea salt.

  2. Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat to maintain a temperature between 170°F to 180°F (77°C to 82°C).

  3. Pour the broth into china or enamelled basins and let it cool.

  4. Remove all fat from the surface.

  5. Store the broth in a cool place, similar to how milk is stored.

  6. Boil the broth daily to ensure safety before using it for soup.

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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