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Potato Soup (INGREDIENTS for soup)

INGREDIENTS for soup for 8 persons. -4 lbs. of mealy potatoes, boiled or steamed very dry, pepper and salt to taste, 2 quarts of stock. AVERAGE COST, 1s. 6d.

Mash the boiled potatoes smoothly, that no lumps remain, and gradually put them to the boiling stock; pass it through a sieve, season and simmer for 5 minutes.

Skim well, and serve with fried bread.

TIME. hour.

SEASONABLE from September to March.

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