Low Cost Recipes

Feeding a family well on little, 1914 - soups to cakes, with every left-over accounted for.

Soups

28 recipes in this part of Low Cost Recipes.

Soup Stock

In planning to keep soup stock on hand it is necessary to keep a careful eye on the left-overs from each meal and utilize every scrap. Good…

Beef Soup Stock

Wipe 2 pounds of shin of beef with a damp cloth. Cut the meat quite fine. Put bones, marrow and meat in a kettle, add 2 quarts of cold…

Forcemeat Balls for Soup

Season I cupful of any finely chopped cooked meat with salt, pepper, I teaspoonful of lemon juice, I tablespoonful of chopped parsley and 2…

General Rule for Cream Vegetable Soups

Cook any vegetable such as green peas, carrots, turnips, parsnips, string beans, cauliflower, etc., in boiling salted water until tender…

Luncheon Soup

Grate about 2 tablespoonfuls of cheese, for the strength and flavor of the cheese must be taken into consideration. Place over the fire in…

Chicken and Corn Soup

Take 2 quarts of the liquor in which a chicken has been boiled, add I pint of corn scraped from the cob, chopped, I tablespoonful of finely…

Sago and Chicken Soup

From the carcass of a chicken a thin stock is made; flavor with a slice or two of onion and the green ends of a bunch of celery, finish by…

Oyster Soup

Oyster soup for six will need 30 oysters. Drain them, rinse, and drain again. Scald the liquor, boil and skim for five minutes, then…

Potato Soup

Boil 4 good sized potatoes in salted water until tender but unbroken. In the meantime scald together I quart of milk, 2 slices of onion, 6…

Potato Chowder

For lunch a potato chowder makes a hearty dish. Pare and cut into dice 6 large potatoes; chop fine I onion; put 1/4 of a pound of fat ham…

Fish Chowder

Remove the bones and skin from 3 pounds of firm fleshed white fish and cut in three-inch pieces. Pare and dice sufficient raw potatoes to…

Corn Chowder

Dice or chop fine 1/4 of a pound of fat pork, put in a kettle and when well tried out add 2 white onions sliced thin. Cook slowly until…

Corn and Tomato Chowder

Open I can of corn and turn into a saucepan ; add I pint of water, salt and pepper to taste, and simmer for half an hour. Slice sufficient…

Pomeranian Soup

Soak 3 cupfuls of red kidney beans over night in cold water; drain, cover with fresh boiling water and simmer until very soft. Drain, rub…

Baked Bean Soup

Fry slowly together I small chopped onion, I stalk of celery cut fine and I heaping spoonful of chopped carrot in a little dripping. Add…

Onion Soup

To This is both nourishing and soothing. Slice 6 large white onions, put in a frying-pan with 2 tablespoonfuls of butter and stir often…

Brown Onion Soup

Peel and thinly slice 4 large onions. In a large kettle melt 2 tablespoonfuls of butter, add the onions, cover, draw back and simmer slowly…

Onion and Cucumber Soup

Cut and chop fine 2 large white onions and 3 cucumbers. Fry them for five minutes without browning in I tablespoonful of butter; add I pint…

Tomato Bisque

Cook together 1/2 tablespoonful of butter and I scant tablespoonful of flour. Stir in slowly 1/4 cupfuls of hot milk; when smooth and…

Cream of Tomato Soup

Cook together 1/2 of a can of tomatoes, I clove, I slice of onion, ½ of a teaspoonful of salt, 1½ teaspoonful of peppercorns and I sprig of…

Cream of Celery Soup

Wash and chop fine 3 heads of celery; turn into a stew kettle, cover well with cold water and simmer for one hour. Then pulp through a…

Cream of Cucumber Soup

Grate some ripe cucumbers, make a thin sauce with 2 tablespoonfuls of butter, 3 tablespoonfuls of flour, I scant teaspoonful of salt, 1/3…

Cream of Spinach Soup

Pick over and wash very thoroughly 2 quarts of spinach; change the water four or five times to make sure that all sand is removed. Have…

Cream of Peanut Soup

This soup affords a delicious change from the ordinary and is sure to be appreciated by those who do not dislike peanuts. To make it one…

Virginia Peanut Soup

Roast and shell sufficient peanuts to measure 3 pints. Pound them to a paste, adding salt to taste. Put this paste in a saucepan and add…

German Prune Soup

Wash and soak 1 pound of prunes in 3 pints of cold water. Next day place at the side of the fire, heat very slowly and when steaming add I…

Cold Fruit Soups

Cold fruit soups may be made from all kinds of summer fruits by stewing the fruit until tender, pressing through a sieve, adding an equal…

Cranberry Soup

One pint of cranberries, I quart of water, I level tablespoonful of corn-starch, sugar to taste. Pick over and wash the berries, put them…

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