Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks: Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food

just before serving add a pinch of sugar, salt to taste, turn into the soup-dish, and serve with or without croutons. _With Quenelles._--Drop _quenelles_ in broth; boil gently till done, and serve. The proportion according to taste. Half a dozen _quenelles_ for each person, and about half a pint of broth, make a good proportion. _With Rice._--Put boiled rice in the soup-dish, turn boiling broth over it, and serve warm. _With Turnips._--When clean, cut the turnips in slices, drop them in boiling water, add a little salt, boil for five minutes, and drain. Set them on the fire in a saucepan, cover them with milk, and boil gently till done. Mash them through a colander, put them back on the fire with milk, butter, a little sugar and salt; stir and boil gently a few minutes; then add a yolk of egg for two turnips, stir in also two or three tablespoonfuls of cream; stir, but do not boil; put some _croutons_ in the soup-dish, turn the turnips over, and serve. _Purée of Split Peas._--The proportions vary according to taste; the more peas that are used with a certain quantity of broth, the thicker the potage will be, and _vice versa_. Soak one pint of split peas in cold water over night and drain. Put them in a saucepan with a few slices of carrot, same of turnip, same of onion and salt. Cover with cold water, set on the fire and boil till done. Drain, and then mash through a colander. Put back on the fire with warm broth to taste--that is, to make the potage thin or thick, season with salt or pepper; boil gently for five minutes, stirring the while; turn into the soup-dish over _croutons_, and serve warm. It may be served without _croutons_. _Purée of Green Peas._--It is sometimes called _à la Chantilly_, or _à la Française_. Put cold water and a little salt on the fire, and at the first boiling throw the peas in; if they are very tender, leave them in only a few seconds; if large and rather hard, boil one