1-1/2 tablespoonfuls of butter.
1 tablespoonful of flour.
1 level teaspoonful of salt.
1/6 teaspoonful of pepper.
1 tablespoonful of minced onion.
Mash the corn as fine as possible, and then put it in the double-boiler. Reserve one gill of the milk, and, putting the remainder with the corn, cook for fifteen minutes. Cook the butter and onions together for ten minutes, and add to the corn and milk. Mix the cold milk with the flour, and stir into the hot mixture. Add the salt and pepper, and cook for ten minutes longer. Strain, and serve hot.
Potato Soup.
4 potatoes of medium size.
1-1/2 pints of milk.
2 tablespoonfuls of minced celery.