What and how much.

Tomato juice Milk Flour Butter Salt

Bicarbonate of soda Pepper, cayenne

1/2 cup

1 quart

2 tablespoonfuls 2 tablespoonfuls 2 teaspoonfuls

1/2 teaspoonful To taste

Remarks. Celery and onion may be added, but are not necessary. When you become expert, you will be able to use a larger amount of tomato juice, and even to omit the soda.

How to mix. This you will be able to work out for yourself. First perform this simple experiment. Stir together a tablespoonful of stewed tomato and a tablespoonful of milk. What happens? Heat this mixture. What further do you notice? How may you best extract the juice from the tomato? You have noticed the effect of the acid tomato upon the milk. The soda is added to prevent this effect. Will you stir the soda into the tomato juice or into the milk? Will you stir the tomato juice into the milk, or the milk into the tomato juice? Will you cook the mixture at all? How long before serving will you mix the two? When will you add the butter and flour?

The important point in this soup is to prevent the curdling; so you safeguard the milk at each step.

Squares of toast may be served with any of these soups.

Exercises And Problems

1. Send for a seed catalogue to some firm near home.

2. Try at least two or three new vegetables that you never have had for the home table.

3. Make a drawing of a garden that you might have at home.

4. What are some of the points that you must have in mind in selecting a garden plot?

5. Notice the insects and plant diseases that are most common in your own place. Ask your teacher to discuss these at school and to help you to find the pamphlets that will tell about remedies.

6. What do you throw away if you cook spinach in a large kettle of water and drain off all the water?

7. Take the rule for potato soup, and plan for other vegetables to use in place of it.

8. Do the same thing with the tomato soup. (Notice that in one you use a pulp and in the other a vegetable juice.)

9. Why is it important to have vegetables every day?

10. Which one of the recipes in this lesson gives you a meat substitute?