The Laurel Health Cookery: A Collection of Practical Suggestions and Recipes for the Preparation of Non-Flesh Foods in Palatable and Attractive Ways

have quite a different flavor from white beans with onion. =★ Nut French Soup= 2 tablespns. raw nut butter 2 cups stewed tomato 6 cups water ½ tablespn. browned flour ½ large onion, sliced 1 large bay leaf ¼ teaspn. powdered sage ¼ teaspn. thyme 2½-3 teaspns. salt Simmer ½-1 hour, strain, reheat, serve. An English woman in sampling this soup after I had made it up, remarked that it tasted like some of the French soups, hence its name. =Egg Soup= Add salt and butter to water, break eggs into a cup, one for each cup of water, leave whole and turn slowly into the rapidly boiling water, beating briskly with fork or wire whip until the egg is in white and yellow shreds. Boil up well and serve with crackers and celery. This is an emergency soup. Cream may be added to the water instead of butter, or part milk may be used. =★ Nut and Barley Soup= 4 tablespns. raw nut butter 2 qts. water 2½ tablespns. coarse pearl barley ½ bay leaf 2 small sticks celery, or a few celery tops 2½-3 teaspns. salt Cook barley and nut butter in part of the water for 3-5 hours. Add water to make 2 qts., with celery and bay leaf. Simmer from 15-20 m., no longer. Remove celery and bay leaf, serve. Bay leaf may be omitted. =★ Cabbage and Tomato Soup= Cook chopped or finely-shredded cabbage in boiling salted water until tender; add stewed tomatoes, simmer 15-20 m., add necessary salt and water, serve. Excellent. =★ Celery and Tomato Soup= Use stewed celery instead of cabbage in cabbage and tomato soup. A delightful combination. =★ Savory Rice Soup= 4 tablespns. raw nut butter 2 qts. water 2½ tablespns. rice 1 teaspn. chopped onion ⅛-¼ teaspn. sage 2½ teaspns. salt Blend nut butter and water. Heat to boiling, add rice, onion, sage and salt. Boil rapidly until rice is tender. It may be necessary to add 1-2 cups of water after rice is cooked. =Onion Soup= Simmer sliced onions in butter without browning; add water, boiling, cook until