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Potatoe Soup  Mrs Saward
To 3 pints of good Broth 4 large mealy potatoes, pare & cut them into small slices with a little onion & boil them till quite tender then thoroughly pulp them through a cullender add a small piece of butter a little cayenne pepper & salt & just before the soup is served 2 Spoonfulls of good cream, not to be boiled afterwards
Ox Cheek Soup  Mrs Rake.
Boil a cheek in water with whole black pepper leeks onions & celery / taking care not to let it boil too fast / till the gravy from it is become a nice jelly when you send your soup to table add carrots turnips or any other vegetable previously boiled till tender & cut into it as much of the cheek as required
Pea Soup  Miss Lay
1 Gallon of water 1 pt of split peas 1 lb of lean beef cut into pieces, 3 potatoes 3 large onions 2 oz of rice, pepper & salt put these into a jar & bake five or 6 hours it must go in as soon as the oven is ready, which will be when the [head?] goes in, it must keep in all night

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Potatoe Soup Mrs Saward To 3 pints of good Broth 4 large mealy potatoes, pare & cut them into small slices with a little onion & boil them till quite tender then thoroughly pulp them through a cullender add a small piece of butter a little cayenne pepper & salt & just before the soup is served 2 Spoonfulls of good cream, not to be boiled afterwards Ox Cheek Soup Mrs Rake. Boil a cheek in water with whole black pepper leeks onions & celery / taking care not to let it boil too fast / till the gravy from it is become a nice jelly when you send your soup to table add carrots turnips or any other vegetable previously boiled till tender & cut into it as much of the cheek as required Pea Soup Miss Lay 1 Gallon of water 1 pt of split peas 1 lb of lean beef cut into pieces, 3 potatoes 3 large onions 2 oz of rice, pepper & salt put these into a jar & bake five or 6 hours it must go in as soon as the oven is ready, which will be when the [head?] goes in, it must keep in all night