Separate salmon into flakes, add water, onion, and bay leaf; simmer for fifteen minutes, and remove onion and bay leaf; scald milk, thicken with butter and flour blended together; add seasonings, and mix with salmon. Serve with oyster crackers.

67.—SOUP STOCK

Use the liquid in which any meat has been cooked. Season well with vegetables; if brown stock is wanted, add a small amount of kitchen bouquet or caramel, and a little beef or vegetable extract. (See suggestions for the Stock Pot, page 4.)

68.—TOMATO TAPIOCA SOUP

2 cups tomato1¼ teaspoons salt
3 cups hot water¼ teaspoon pepper
1 slice onion1 teaspoon sugar
½ bay leaf2 cubes beef extract
4 cloves2 tablespoons granulated tapioca

Mix the tomato and seasonings with the hot water; simmer for fifteen minutes, and rub through a sieve; add beef extract and tapioca, and cook fifteen minutes. Serve with croutons.

69.—TUNA FISH SOUP

2 tablespoons grated carrot¼ teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon grated onion1 teaspoon chopped parsley
2 cups boiling water½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups hot milk1 cup tuna fish
¼ cup sifted crumbs½ tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon salt

Cook vegetables, water, and milk in the double boiler for twenty minutes; add crumbs, seasonings, tuna fish separated into flakes, and butter; cook five minutes.

70.—BEEF STEW