A Calendar of Dinners

Marion Harris Neil's calendar of dinners — a year of menus and 615 recipes, one Crisco kitchen at a time.

Soups

9 recipes in this part of A Calendar of Dinners.

Asparagus Soup

40 heads asparagus 3 tablespoonfuls flour 3 tablespoonfuls Crisco 1/2 cupful cream 1 quart white stock 1 bunch herbs 1 bay leaf 4 sprigs…

Cheese Soup

4 tablespoonfuls grated cheese 3 quarts clear soup stock 1 1/2 cupfuls flour 4 tablespoonfuls Crisco 2 cupfuls cream 2 eggs Salt, pepper…

Cream of Tomato Soup

2 tablespoonfuls flour 1 1/2 tablespoonfuls Crisco 1 cupful milk 2 1/2 cupfuls strained tomato juice 1 teaspoonful celery salt Salt…

Fish Soup

1 lb. cod, or other white fish 2 tablespoonfuls Crisco 1 quart white stock, or half milk and half water 1 small carrot 1 small onion 1…

Lentil Soup

1 cupful lentils 2 cupfuls milk 3 tablespoonfuls Crisco 3 pints stock or water 1 onion 1 carrot 2 stalks celery 1 tablespoonful flour 1 bay…

Lobster Bisque (Can lobster cupful breadcrumbs)

1 can lobster 1 cupful breadcrumbs 1 quart milk 1 quart water 1 tablespoonful flour 1/4 cupful Crisco Salt, pepper, red pepper, and grated…

Norfolk Puree

1/2 cupful barley, pearl 1 quart water 3 pints white stock 1/2 cupful cream 1 yolk of egg 2 tablespoonfuls Crisco 4 tablespoonfuls cooked…

Soup Verte

4 tablespoonfuls flour 3 tablespoonfuls Crisco 2 quarts stock 1 lb. spinach 1 bunch parsley 1 teaspoonful sugar 2 egg yolks 1 lemon Salt…

Thick Rice Soup

2 pints water or stock Salt and pepper to taste 2 small onions 2 tablespoonfuls Crisco 1 cupful rice 1 cupful canned tomatoes, or 4 fresh…

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