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★ Mother’s Soup
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★ Mother’s Soup

11 ingredients 4 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

109
Calories
3g
Protein
0g
Fat
25g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turnip 1 medium (122g) 34
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
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

  • 1/4 cup grated carrot 1 bay leaf 1-2 tablespns
  • 1/2 cup chopped turnip 1/8 teaspn
  • 3 qts
  • 2 large onions
  • 1 bay leaf 1-2 tablespns
  • 2 tablespns
  • 1/8 teaspn
  • 4 tablespns
  • 1 1/2 teaspn
  • thyme
  • salt

Directions

1

1 qt. clean wheat bran pressed down in the measure 3 qts. boiling water 2 large onions, sliced or chopped ¼ cup grated carrot 1 bay leaf 1-2 tablespns. browned flour ½ cup chopped turnip ⅛ teaspn. thyme salt

2

Cook all except turnip and thyme together 1½-2 hours. About 20 m. before removing from the fire add the turnip, and in 10 m. the thyme; after another 10 m., strain, add salt and more water if necessary, heat.

3

When soup is boiling rapidly, turn in slowly, in a slender stream, batter for cream noodles, stirring constantly. Boil up well, remove from fire, serve at once.

4

3-4 tablespns. raw nut butter may be used for stock instead of bran, and 1½ teaspn. lemon juice added when soup is done.

By Evora Bucknum Perkins · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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