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Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound of lentils
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• 1 ounce dripping
• salt
• pepper corns
• 1 quart of water
• 1 tablespoon of flour

Instructions

Soak the lentils all night, wash well, scrape carrot, and onion cut up. Put the dripping into a saucepan, when warm, put in vegetables, lentils and flour. Stir for five minutes until all fat is absorbed, add the water warm, some herbs tied in a bit of muslin. Boil for an hour or more. Rub through a sieve, return to saucepan. Reheat and serve.

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Notes

Attributed to Mrs. Theophilus Oliver.

Source

My Pet Recipes, Tried and True (1900).

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