Soups
Broth or Soup Stock
(Brodo) To obtain good broth the meat must be put in cold water, and then allowed to boil slowly. Add to the meat some pieces of bones and…
Bread Soup
(Panata) This excellent and nutritious soup is a godsend for using the stale bread that must never again be thrown away. It is composed of…
Gnocchi
This is an excellent soup, but as it requires boiled or roast breast of chicken or turkey it is well to make it only when these ingredients…
Vegetable Soup
(Zuppa Santè) Any kind of vegetables may be used for this soup: carrots, celery, cabbage, turnips, onions, potatoes, spinach, the outside…
Queen's Soup
(Zuppa Regina) This is made with the white meat of chicken, which is to be ground in a meat grinder together with blanched almonds (5 or 6)…
Bean Soup
(Zuppa di fagiuoli) One cup of dried beans, kidney, navy or lima is to be soaked over night. Then boil until tender. It is preferable to…
Lentil Soup
(Zuppa di lenticchie) The lentil soup is prepared in the same way as the bean soup, only substituting lentils for beans. A good combination…
Vegetable Chowder
(Minestrone alla Milanese) Cut off the rind of 1/2 lb. salt pork and put it into two quarts of water to boil. Cut off a small slice of the…
Ravioli
Put on the bread board about two pounds of flour in a heap; make a hollow in the middle and put in it a piece of butter, three egg-yolks…
Pavese Soup
(Zuppa alla Pavese) Cut as many thin slices of bread as are needed in order that each person may have at least two of them. These slices…