Without Meat

Required: Two lettuces. Two carrots. One turnip.

A bunch of parsley and herbs. One pint of milk. One ounce of butter. One quart of vegetable stock or water. The yolks of three eggs. Salt and pepper. (Sufficient for eight to ten.)

Wash the lettuces carefully, and shred them fine. Scrape and wash the carrots, and peel the turnip. With a small vegetable-cutter cut them into small balls like peas. Melt the. butter in a saucepan, put in the vegetables, parsley, and herbs, stir them about for a few minutes, then add the water and let all simmer till they are soft.

Now pour in the milk and add the salt and pepper. Beat up the yolks and strain them into the soup, stir it over the fire till it is quite hot, but it must not boil. Season carefully, and serve it in a hot tureen.

Cost, Is. 4d.