In making this soup without meat omit the tomatoes and use string beans instead.
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Brillat Savarin.
Chestnut Soup
| 1 qt. chestnuts (Spanish preferred) 1 pint chicken stock 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon sugar salt and paprika to taste |
Cover chestnuts with boiling water slightly salted. Cook until quite soft and rub through coarse sieve, add stock, and seasoning; then thicken with flour blended with water.
Let simmer five minutes and serve at once.
In case stock is not available milk can be used with a little butter added.
Peanut Butter Broth
| 1 pt. fresh sweet milk 1 pt. water 1½ tablespoons peanut butter 1 tablespoon catsup Salt, pepper or other season to taste. |