Twenty Quick Soups

by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer

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Genres: Food

40 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1894

About the author

Sarah Tyson Rorer was an American pioneer in the field of domestic science. She founded the Philadelphia School of Cookery. In the course of her career, Mrs. Rorer gave many cooking exhibitions, some of them at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua, where she was also president of the women's auxiliary board. Her most famous demonstrations were at the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904, where she was director and manager of the East and West pavilions.

She was editor and part owner of Table Talk and also edited and wrote for Household News, Ladies Home Journal, and Good Housekeeping. She was a director of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua School of Domestic Science.

Reviews

[Janelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fascinating read. I've never read a cookbook before with instructions for cooking over a fire. Not bad for 1894.

[Susan Molloy · Rating 4 out of 5]

🖍️ There are twenty-one interesting and gag-worthy recipes for soup in this recipe book. The only ones that interested me were the Cream of Asparagus, Cream of Corn, and maybe Cream of Beets. Take a look for your favorite(s):

Cream of Asparagus
Cream of Corn
Cream of Lettuce
Cream of Beets
Tomato Soup
Clear Tomato with Sago
Brown Broth
Cheese Balls
Bisque of Clam
Club Clam Soup
Mock Oyster Soup
Cucumber Tapioca Soup
Quick Clear Soup
A la Royal
Bisque of Salmon
Currant Soup
Chocolate Soup
Cream of Chestnut Soup
Pistachio Soup
Ye Food for ye Gods
Oatmeal Soup

It isn't that people are creating disgusting foods and food combinations today, they were doing that ages ago, too! *bleh*

📙Published in 1894.

*•̩̩͙ *How I came across this book: Looking for a recipe for Manhattan Clam Chowder. (It is not in this book.)

જ⁀➴🟢The e-book version can be found at Project Gutenberg.
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