The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook


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The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook  
Salt and pepper  
Blanch, chop, and pound almonds in a mortar. Add gradually water and salt; then add stock,  
sliced onion, and celery, let simmer one hour, and rub through a sieve. Melt butter, add flour,  
and pour on gradually the hot liquor; then add milk, cream, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve  
with Mock Almonds .  
6
2
String Bean Soup  
4
cups White Stock I,  
II, or III  
1
1
cups scalded milk  
Salt and pepper  
/4 cup flour  
quarts string beans  
/4 cup butter  
2
2
Cook beans until soft in boiling salted water to cover; drain, and rub through sieve. Add pulp  
White Stock, then milk; bind, and season with salt and pepper. Garnish with Fritter Beans.  
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3
Soup à la Soubise  
Thinly slice two Spanish onions, and cook ten minutes in one−fourth cup butter, stirring  
constantly. Add one quart White Stock III, cook slowly thirty minutes, and strain. Dilute three  
tablespoons flour with enough cold water to pour easily, add to soup, and bring to  
boiling−point.  
Then add one cup cream, and one tablespoon chopped green peppers, or one−fourth cup  
grated  
cheese. Season with salt and pepper.  
6
4
Chestnut Purée  
4
cups White Stock II  
or III  
2
cups scalded  
milk  
cups French  
2
chestnuts, boiled and  
mashed  
1
1
/4 cup butter  
/4 cup flour  
1
1
slice onion  
Salt  
/4 teaspoon celery salt  
Chapter VIII − SOUPS  
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