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Prince of Wales's Soup
INGRE- DIENTS for soup for 8 persons. -12 turnips, 1 lump of sugar, 2 spoonfuls of strong veal stock, salt and white pepper to taste, 2 quarts of very bright stock. AVERAGE COST, 2s.
Cost, 10d.
Boil the sugar and water together a few minutes, then wash the fruit and put it in and let it boil gently for 2 hours, till it is perfectly tender. Take out the prunes and boil the syrup till it is very thick, then put back the fruit and let it stand till the next day.
TIME, 2 hours.
SEASONABLE when fresh fruit is scarce Ptarmigan, The, or White Grouse. This bird is nearly the same size as red grouse, and is fond of lofty situations, where it braves the severest weather, and is found in most parts of Europe, as well as in Greenland. At Hudson's Bay they appear in such multitudes that so many as sixty or seventy are frequently taken at once in a net. As they are as tame as chickens, this is done without difficulty.
Buffon says that the ptarmigan avoids the solar heat, and prefers the frosts of the summits of the mountains; for, as the snow melts on the sides of the mountains, it ascends till it gains the top, where it makes THE PTARMIGAN. a hole and burrows in the snow. In winter, it flies in flocks, and feeds on the wild vegetation of the hills, which imparts to its flesh a bitter, but not altogether unpalathing of the flavour of the hare, and is greatly table taste. It is dark-coloured, has some- It is dark-coloured, has somerelished and much sought after by some sportsmen.
Peel the turnips, and, with a cutter, cut them into balls as round as possible, but very small. Put them in the stock, which must be very bright, and simmer till tender. Add the veal stock and seasoning.
Have little pieces of bread cut round, about the size of a shilling; moisten them with stock; put them into a tureen, and pour the soup over without shaking, for fear of crumbling the bread, which would spoil the appearance of the soup and make | gan, being much of the same size, and it look thick.
TIME.-2 hours.
SEASONABLE in the winter.