Wash and clean asparagus, put in saucepan with just enough water to
cover, boil until little points are soft.

Cut these off and lay aside. Fry onion in the butter and put in saucepan
with the asparagus. Cook until very soft mashing occasionally so as to
extract all juice from the asparagus.

When thoroughly cooked put through sieve. Now add salt, sugar and flour
blended.

Stir constantly and add milk and cream, and serve at once. (Do not place
again on stove as it might curdle. Croutons may be served with this).

Spinach Soup

1/2 peck spinach
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 small onion
1 pint rich milk
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup water

Put spinach in double boiler with the butter and water. Let simmer
slowly until all the juice has been extracted from the spinach.

Fry the onion and add. Now thicken with the flour blended with the water
and strain. Add the milk very hot. Do not place on the fire after the
milk has been added.

Half cream instead of milk greatly improves flavor.

Crab Gumbo

3 doz. medium Okra
1 doz. Crabs cleaned
2 onions fried

Add the Crabs, then small can tomatoes. Thyme, parsley, bay leaf.

Tomato Soup

1 large can tomatoes or equivalent of fresh tomatoes.
1 small onion
1 tablespoon salt
dash paprika
2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon butter
2 1/2 tablespoons flour
2 cups hot milk
1 pint water

Put tomatoes with 1 pt. water to boil, boil for at least half hour. Fry
onion in butter and add to soup with sugar and salt. When thoroughly
cooked thicken with the flour blended with a little water. Now strain.
Have the milk very hot, not boiling. Stir constantly while adding milk
to soup and serve at once.

Do not place on the stove after the milk is in the soup. 1 cup of cream
instead of 2 cups of milk greatly improves the soup.

Vegetable Soup

2 1/2 lbs. of beef (with soup bone)
3 quarts of water
1 tablespoon sugar
salt to suit taste
a few pepper corns
1 cup of each, of the following vegetables
diced small
carrots
Potatoes
Celery
2 tablespoons onion cut very fine
1/2 head cabbage cut very fine