The Story of Crisco

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Coffee (Soup Bonne Femme-Wash dry)

*Soup Bonne Femme-Wash, dry, and cut up 2 large heads of lettuce, 1 pound sorrel, and 1 pound spinach.

Add 3 pints white stock, and simmer, with 1½ cup Crisco, 2 carrots, and 2 onions, for 1 hour. Blend together 2 tablespoons Crisco, 4 tablespoons flour, and yolks of 2 eggs, thin with 1 cup of boiling milk, and add to broth.

Season with salt and pepper, press through sieve, and serve with croutons.

December 20

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