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Cream of Lettuce Soup
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Cream of Lettuce Soup

10 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

504
Calories
13g
Protein
24g
Fat
60g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
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

  • 2½ cups White Stock II or III
  • 2 heads lettuce finely cut
  • 2 tablespoons rice
  • ½ cup cream
  • ¼ tablespoon onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Yolk 1 egg
  • Few grains nutmeg
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Directions

1

Cook onion five minutes in butter, add lettuce, rice, and stock. Cook until rice is soft, then add cream, yolk of egg slightly beaten, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Remove outer leaves from lettuce, using only tender part for soup.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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