Turnip Soup.
12 turnips; 3 tablespoonfuls of butter; 1 onion; 2 stalks of celery; bunch of herbs; 2 cups of milk; pepper and salt; 2 quarts of water; 1 tablespoonful—even—of flour.
Pare and lay the turnips in cold water half an hour. Slice into the soup-pot, with the onion and celery; also the chopped herbs. Pour on two quarts of cold water, and boil until the vegetables are broken to pieces. Rub, with their liquor, through a sieve. Season, and return to the fire. When it boils, stir in the butter cut up in the flour; cook five minutes; pour into the tureen, and add the boiling milk.