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Mulligatawny, Young

Cut in small squares a medium onion, two leeks, a green pepper, two ounces raw lean ham, one exceedingly small, peeled, sound eggplant cut in slices and a quarter pound raw lean veal. Place in saucepan with one ounce butter and gently brown for ten minutes, carefully stirring once in a while. Pour in two quarts broth one quart water and two gills pure tomato juice. Season with a good teaspoon each salt and curry powder, a half teaspoon pepper, and let boil for fifteen minutes. Add two ounces raw rice, six trimmed fresh okras cut in small pieces, one good-sized peeled and cored apple cut in small pieces, a quarter pound seeded California raisins, mix well and let cook for forty-five minutes. Broil six thin slices bacon for two minutes on each side, remove, place on plate and keep at oven door till well dried, then pound them in mortar to a dust, sprinkle in soup, mix well, pour soup into a tureen and serve.