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Potage, Mousquetaire

Finely slice eight medium, sound, peeled, raw potatoes and place in a saucepan with a pint well trimmed and cleaned sorrel, one pound fresh mutton bones, a bay leaf, one bean garlic, one quart broth and two quarts water. Season with two teaspoons salt, half teaspoon pepper and saltspoon grated nutmeg. Lightly mix and slowly boil one and a half hours. Press through a sieve into a basin, then through a cheesecloth into another saucepan, add half pint cooked green peas and the leaves of two branches chervil, lightly mix, boil five minutes, pour soup into a tureen and serve.