t cut in dice,
One faggot of soup herbs,
One pint of water.

Cook slowly until the vegetables are soft, rub through a sieve and
then dissolve

Four tablespoons of cornstarch in
Five tablespoons of cold water.

Add to the tomato sauce mixture with

Two tablespoons of butter,
One and one-half teaspoons of salt,
One-half teaspoon of pepper.

Cook slowly for ten minutes.

VEGETABLE PUREE

Pare and cut in dice

Six medium-sized turnips,
Four medium-sized carrots,
Six medium-sized onions.

Chop fine

One small head of cabbage,
Four branches of celery,
One bunch of potherbs,
One teaspoon of thyme.

Place in a saucepan and add seven pints of cold water. Bring to a
boil and cook slowly for two hours. Mash through a fine sieve and then
return to the kettle and add

One-half cup of flour dissolved in
One cup of milk,
One and one-half tablespoons of salt,
One teaspoon of pepper,
Two well-beaten eggs,
Butter, size of large walnut or one ounce.

Stir to thoroughly blend and then add one-quarter cup of finely
chopped parsley. Serve with toast.

CABBAGE SOUP

Two quarts of water,
Three onions, chopped fine,
One faggot of soup herbs,
Two slices of salt pork, cut into dice,
One and one-quarter pounds of soup meat, with bone in it,
Two and one-half cups of finely shredded cabbage.

Place in a saucepan and cook slowly for one and three-quarter hours.
Now add two tablespoons of flour, dissolved in one-quarter cup of
water, and season with

One tablespoon of salt,
One teaspoon of pepper,
One-half teaspoon of thyme.

CREAM OF CUCUMBER

Pare and grate one large cucumber, and then place in a saucepan and
add

One cup of cold water,
One tablespoon of grated onion.

Bring to a boil and cook slowly for ten minutes. Rub through a fine
sieve and add

Four cups of milk,
Six tablespoons of flour.

Stir to dissolve the flour, and then bring to a boil and cook slowly
for five minutes. Now add

One teaspoon of salt,
One-half teaspoon of paprika,
One quarter green pepper, chopped fine,
One tablespoon of butter,

Beat hard to mix.

CREAM OF CORN, SUPREME

Use a corn scraper and then score and scrape the pulp from four large
ears of corn, and rub through a sieve into a saucepan. Now add

Four cups of milk,
Six tablespoons of flour,
One tablespoon of grated onion.

Stir to dissolve and then bring to a boil and co