Mrs Beetons Soups Revisited
A Good Mutton Soup
3.4lt (6 pints) Water
2.27-2.7kg (5-6lb) Neck of Mutton
3 Carrots
3 Turnips
2 Onions
1 Large Bunch Sweet Herbs, including Parsley.
Sherry (optional)
Arrowroot
Salt and Pepper, to taste.
Place the ingredients in a covered pan over a very low heat and let them remain there the whole day, stirring occasionally.
The next day put into a saucepan and place it on a brisk heat.
When it starts to boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the meat is done.
When ready for use, remove the meat, dish it up with carrots and turnips and serve.
Strain the soup, let it cool, skim off all the fat, season and thicken it with a tablespoonful or rather more, of arrowroot, flavour with a little sherry, simmer for 5 minutes and serve.
Time: 15 hours.
Sufficient for 8 persons.
Seasonable at any time.
A GOOD MUTTON SOUP
175. INGREDIENTS - A neck of mutton about 5 or 6 lbs., 3 carrots, 3 turnips, 2 onions, a large bunch of sweet herbs, including parsley; salt and pepper to taste; a little sherry, if liked; 3 quarts of water.
Mode - Lay the ingredients in a covered pan before the fire, and let them remain there the whole day, stirring occasionally. The next day put the whole into a stewpan, and place it on a brisk fire. When it commences to boil, take the pan off the fire, and put it on one side to simmer until the meat is done. When ready for use, take out the meat, dish it up with carrots and turnips, and send it to table; strain the soup, let it cool, skim off all the fat, season and thicken it with a tablespoonful, or rather more, of arrowroot; flavour with a little sherry, simmer for 5 minutes, and serve.
Time - 15 hours.
Average cost, including the meat, 1s. 3d. per quart.
Seasonable at any time.
Sufficient for 8 persons.
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