Soups

One morning in the garden bed
The Onions and the Carrots said
Unto the Parsley groups,
“Oh! where shall we three meet again,
In thunder, lightning, hail or rain?”
“Alas,” replied, in tones of pain,

CLAM CHOWDER

5 slices chopped bacon

2 cups sliced potatoes

1 cup chopped onions

1 small tin chopped clams
14 cup rolled cracker

Brown the bacon in frying pan; add the
potatoes and onions. Cover with water
and boil until tender. Then add 1 small
tin chopped clams and the crackers. Sea-
son and serve hot.

—LENA PECK

CLAM CHOWDER

1 cup diced potatoes
1 chopped onion
1 can clams
2 cups water
2 cups milk
Salt and pepper
1 cup hot tomatoes, add pinch soda

Cook the potatoes and onion in the liquid
from the clams to which 2 cups of water
have been added. When cooked add the
clams and milk and seasoning. Lastly
add 1 cup hot tomatoes to which has
been added a pinch of soda. (Onion may
be partly cooked with two slices of diced
bacon if desired).
—VERA STOREY

CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP

1 large tin tomatoes
14 tins water
8 cloves
1 small onion
Boil all together 4% hour; then strain
and add:
3 tablespoons butter, heaping, melted
3 tablespoons flour
Y4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup milk
Pour above mixture into soup and boil
20 to 30 minutes. Watch closely as it
will boil over easily.
—DELL ROBERTS

(5)

The Parsley, “In the soup.”

GREEN PEA SOUP

1 slice white bread

1 quart hot water

1 tablespoon butter

2 cups fresh green peas

Soak the bread in cold water. Add hot
water, butter and peas, and boil until
peas are nearly done. Put lettuce leaves,
parsley and chives through meat chopper
until you have % cup. Mix with 1
tablespoon flour, 1 tablespoon sugar and
1 teaspoon salt. Add to soup and boil a
few minutes longer.
—LENA PECK

ITALIAN TOMATO SOUP

1 can tomatoes

1 bay leaf

1 tablespoon brown sugar
Pinch of cloves

1 teaspoon salt

teaspoon soda

1 tablespoon chopped onion

1 quart water

Simmer all 15 minutes. Strain. Mix 2
tablespoons flour and 2 tablespoons but-
ter. Add slowly to strained tomatoes and
bring to boil. Before serving add 2 or
3 teaspoons Bovril or 3 Oxo cubes.

—MILpDRED L. MILLER

WHITE SAUCE FOR SOUPS

2 cups scalded milk
Y% teaspoon pepper
lg teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour

Melt butter, add flour, salt and pepper.
Mix to a smooth paste; add scalded milk,
stirring, and cook on low heat until
thick. Use at once, or place in covered
jar in refrigerator for future use.