The Boston cooking-school cook book

are soft, and season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Vegetable Soup ⅓ cup carrot ⅓ cup turnip ½ cup celery 1½ cups potato ½ onion 1 quart water 5 tablespoons butter ½ tablespoon finely chopped parsley Salt and pepper Wash and scrape a small carrot; cut in quarters lengthwise; cut quarters in thirds lengthwise; cut strips thus made in thin slices crosswise. Wash and pare half a turnip, and cut and slice same as carrot. Wash, pare, and cut potatoes in small pieces. Wash and scrape celery and cut in quarter-inch pieces. Prepare vegetables before measuring. Cut onion in thin slices. Mix vegetables (except potatoes), and cook ten minutes, in four tablespoons butter, stirring constantly. Add potatoes, cover, and cook two minutes. Add water, and boil one hour. Beat with spoon or fork to break vegetables. Add remaining butter and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Salmon Soup ⅓ can salmon 1 quart scalded milk 2 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons flour 1½ teaspoons salt Few grains pepper Drain oil from salmon, remove skin and bones, rub through a sieve. Add gradually the milk, season, and bind. Squash Soup ¾ cup cooked squash 1 quart milk 1 slice onion 2 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt Few grains pepper ¼ teaspoon celery salt Rub squash through a sieve before measuring. Scald milk with onion, remove onion, and add milk to squash; season, and bind. Tomato Soup 1 can tomatoes 1 pint water 12 peppercorns Bit of bay leaf 4 cloves 2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon soda 2 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 1 slice onion Cook tomatoes, water, peppercorns, bay leaf, cloves, and sugar twenty minutes; strain, and add salt and soda; bind, and strain into tureen. Cream of Tomato Soup ½ can tomatoes 2 teaspoons sugar ¼ teaspoon soda 1 quart milk 1 slice onion 4 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon pepper ⅓ cup butter Scald milk with onion, remove onion, and thicken milk with flour diluted with cold water until thin enough to pour, being careful that the mixture is free from