Before produce became available to us year-round, cooks used ingredients as they were harvested and those which could be stored in cool rooms or root cellars. This is a great creamy and warming soup for the cooler seasons, this soup combines parsnips and apples, but no cream. … [Read more...] about Warming Parsnip and Apple Soup
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Downton’s Cucumber Soup
This a great recipe to use up your bumper crop of cucumbers. The original recipe appeared in Eliza Acton's Modern Cookery for Private Families, a best selling book in the 19th century, and now has a new life featured in the new Official Downton Abbey Cookbook. Bonus is that this … [Read more...] about Downton’s Cucumber Soup
Mrs. Beeton’s Rice Soup
Mrs. Beeton was the original domestic goddess who wrote the definitive cookbooks for Victorian homemakers. Her recipe for rice soup is very simple, but the dish does have a place of distinction as it was served in steerage on the ill-fated voyage of Titanic. Mrs. … [Read more...] about Mrs. Beeton’s Rice Soup
Titanic’s Cream of Barley Soup
Barley soup may seem like a working class dish, but this cream of barley soup was served in 1st Class on the ill fated voyage of Titanic. Titanic's Cream of Barley Soup Barley soup may seem like a working class dish, but this cream of barley soup was served in 1st Class … [Read more...] about Titanic’s Cream of Barley Soup
Titanic’s Consummé Olga
This glamorous dish has its place in history as the soup served to 1st class passengers on the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic on April 14, 1912. Titanic's Consummé Olga This glamorous dish has its place in history as the soup served to 1st class passengers on the … [Read more...] about Titanic’s Consummé Olga
