Oatmeal Soup: Vegetarian Recipes

A 70 year old recipe for Oatmeal soup!

Oatmeal Soup

Ingredients

• 3 carrots.
• 3 turnips.
• 3 onions.
• 3 tablespoons coarse oatmeal.
• I stick of celery.
• 5 pints water.
• 2 J- ounces butter.
• 2 teaspoons salt.
• I dozen peppercorns.
• I tablespoon chopped parsley.

Directions

Dissolve the butter in a large saucepan, slice the
vegetables and fry them for a few minutes in the
butter, but do not allow them to brown. Add water,
peppercorns and salt, and boil two hours ; then add
oatmeal (which should have been previously soaked
for a few hours), and boil three-quarters of an hour
longer. Strain, return to the saucepan, add the
parsley, simmer three minutes, and serve.

Keep in mind this recipe is using old fashioned oatmeal – instant is not interchangeable!

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