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OKRA    SOUP
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OKRA SOUP

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

452
Calories
19g
Protein
24g
Fat
46g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lima Bean 1/2 cup (85g) cooked 108
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Okra 1 cup (100g) 33
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Water not in our table 0
Meat 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

  • half gallons of water
  • a pint of lima beans
  • a pound of fresh meat
  • a cup of cream
  • a piece of butter the size of an egg
  • two dozen okra pods
  • four sliced onions
  • half pods of red pepper
  • two dozen tomatoes
  • two young cymbelines
  • butter the size of an egg
  • pepper

Directions

1

Take two dozen okra pods. When they are tender slice them and put on to boil five hours before dinner in one and a half gallons of water. Then add four sliced onions, one and a half pods of red pepper ; let them simmer two hours ; then add two dozen tomatoes with a pint of lima beans, two young cymbelines, and half a dozen ears of corn. An hour after add a pound of fresh meat or chicken, and a few thin slices of fat bacon. Just before serving up add a cup of cream and a piece of butter the size of an egg.

By Gibson, Marietta Fauntleroy Hollyday, "Mrs. C. H. Gibson." · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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