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LETTUCE SOUP
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LETTUCE SOUP

8 ingredients 4 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

243
Calories
6g
Protein
1g
Fat
53g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 3 cups of white stock
  • 2 tablespoonfuls of washed rice
  • 3 lettuces
  • 4 tomatoes sliced
  • ginger
  • pepper
  • salt
  • bay leaf

Directions

1

Take 2 or 3 lettuces, wash them carefully and drain well. Chop them rather finely, put into a pan with a little margarine and a tiny piece of onion cut up very fine, pepper and salt. Let all fry for a few minutes. Then add 3 cups of white stock,

2

2 tablespoonfuls of washed rice or semolina. Cook till the rice is soft and rub aU through the sieve. Add | pint of milk and let it come to the boil. Just before serving put in a little cream and serve with some fried croutons.

3

LAMBS' TONGUES WITH TOMATO PUREE

4

Prepare as before, lay them in a casserole and pour over them a good thick sauce ; 3 or 4 tomatoes sliced, add i shallot, about J eggspoonful of ground ginger, pepper, salt, a bay leaf. Stir and pulp this cream and pour over the tongues. A surround of creamy mashed potato may be piped round the edge.

By Savill, Helen W · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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