celery soup

Name: Celery Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Ingredients: 4 - heads of celery, white part only; 2 - onions, peeled and sliced thin; 4 ounce(s) diced lean ham; 8 cup(s) chicken or vegetable stock; 4 tablespoon(s) butter; 2 tablespoon(s) flour; - salt and white pepper to taste; 1 cup(s) cream or milk

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Jamie Ball

Lovington, NM

Updated on Sep 5, 2011

This recipe is taken from a cookbook titled "Tempting Dishes for the Small Income" circa the late 1800's. Amounts have been converted to current measurements and language has been slightly altered to make it less confusing.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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Ingredients

4 - heads of celery, white part only
2 - onions, peeled and sliced thin
4 ounces diced lean ham
8 cups chicken or vegetable stock
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
- salt and white pepper to taste
1 cup cream or milk

How To Make celery soup

Step 1

Cut celery into 1 in. pieces.Put them in a pot with onions,ham,and once cup of stock.

Step 2

Boil until vegetables are soft.Run mixture through a blender and return to pot.
Step 3

Add remaining stock, butter, salt,pepper, and flour that has been mixed with small amount of stock to make a thin liquid.
Step 4

Bring to a boil and continue cooking for another 1/2 hour.
Step 5

Add cream or milk and serve.
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