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Cream of Watercress Soup
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Cream of Watercress Soup

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

794
Calories
28g
Protein
26g
Fat
110g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
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

  • 2 cups White Stock I, II or III
  • 2 bunches watercress
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • ½ cup milk
  • Yolk 1 egg
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Directions

1

Cut finely leaves of watercress; cook five minutes in two tablespoons butter, add stock, and boil five minutes. Thicken with butter and flour cooked together, add salt and pepper. Just before serving, add milk and egg yolk, slightly beaten. Serve with slices of French bread, browned in oven.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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