Consommé Soup.
- 1 old chicken.
- 3 lbs. of lean beef.
- 1 onion.
- 1 turnip.
- 2 carrots.
- Bunch of sweet herbs.
- 7 quarts of cold water.
- ½ cup sago, soaked in cold water.
- Pepper and salt.
Cut the beef into strips, and joint the chicken. Slice the vegetables, chop the herbs, and put on all with the water, to cook slowly for six hours. Take out the chicken and beef; salt and pepper and put into a jar. Strain the soup, pulping the vegetables through a colander. Season and divide it; pouring half upon the meat in the jar, and setting in a pot of hot water to cook, covered, two hours more. Heat the rest, and skim; put in the sago, and simmer for half an hour; then pour out.
When the two hours have elapsed, pour out the stock into a bowl, and, when cold, put upon ice.