quarter cup of flour rubbed smooth with
one rounding tablespoonful of butter. Cook ten minutes, take out the
onion, add a saltspoon of pepper, one level teaspoon of salt and the
salmon. Rub all through a fine strainer, and serve hot. The amount of
salmon may be varied according to taste.

~SORREL SOUP~--Wash thoroughly a pint of sorrel leaves and put in a
saucepan with two tablespoonfuls of butter, four or five of the large
outside leaves, a sliced onion, and a few small sprigs of parsley. Toss
over the fire for a few minutes, then sift into the pan two
tablespoonfuls of flour and stir until blended with the butter
remaining. Transfer to the soup kettle and pour in gradually, stirring
all the time, three quarts of boiling water. Cook gently for fifteen or
twenty minutes, then add a cupful of mashed potato and one of hot milk.
Season with salt, pepper and a little nutmeg. Have in the soup tureen
some croutons of bread toasted brown, pour the hot soup over them and
serve. The sorrel should be cut in fine pieces before cooking. This is
one of the delicacies of the early spring, its slightly acid flavor
making it particularly appetizing.

~TOMATO SOUP~--Put one quart can of tomatoes, two cups of water,
one-half level tablespoon of sugar, one level teaspoon of salt, four
whole cloves, and four peppercorns together in a saucepan and simmer
twenty minutes. Fry a rounding tablespoon of chopped onion and half as
much minced parsley in a rounding tablespoon of butter until yellow, add
two level tablespoons of cornstarch. Stir until smooth, then turn into
the boiling soup and simmer ten minutes. Add more salt and pepper and
strain.

~TOMATO SOUP~--Into a saucepan put one quart can of tomatoes and two
cups of broth from soup bones. To make this cover the bones and meat
with cold water and simmer slowly for several hours. Add to tomato and
stock a bit of bay leaf, one stalk celery cut in pieces, six
peppercorns, a level teaspoon of salt and a rounding teaspoon of sugar.
Cook slowly until tomato is soft. Meanwhile put a rounding tablespoon of
butter in a small saucepan and when melted and hot turn in a
medium-sized onion cut fine. When this has cooked slowly until yellow,
but not browned, add enough of the tomato to dilute it, then turn all
back into the larger saucepan. Mix and press through a strainer to take
out the seeds and bits of vegetables, reheat, and serve with small
croutons.

~TOMATO SOUP, CORNED BEEF STOCK~-