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Clam Soup

Ingredients

• 25 clams chopped fine
• 1 cup of water
• pepper
• salt
• piece of butter as large as an egg
• 1 quart of milk
• 1 tablespoon of flour

Instructions

Put over the fire the liquor that was drained from the clams, and water; add the chopped clams and boil half an hour; then season to taste with pepper and salt and butter; boil up again and add milk boiling hot, stir in flour made to a cream with a little cold milk, or two crackers rolled fine. Some like a little mace and lemon juice in the seasoning.

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Source

The White House Cookbook (1887)

Categories

Clam Soup.