Medieval Soup Tredure A Golden Broth
From mystic_river1 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 2
Just the thing for a pale cheeked Troilus or a striving Piers Plowman--an excellent strengthener for the sick--or for those girding their loins to do battle in the fields of love...or in quest of spiritual fulfillment. Read more According to one medieval cookbook, one need only "Take brede and grate it; make a lyre of rawe ayren, and do therto safroun and powdour douce, and lye it vp with gode broth, and make it as a cawdel. And do therto a lytel verious." It's good--and good for you. See less
Ingredients
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- 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock shopping list
- 1 cup stale bread crumbs of crusty bread shopping list
- 2 eggs, beaten shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon cardamom shopping list
- pinch saffron shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- Bring the stock to a boil, then reduce to low. Beat together the breadcrumbs, eggs, cardomom, saffron, and salt, then pour into the stock, off the heat, and beat. Return to a simmer for a few minutes to thicken. Stir in lemon juice and ladle into bowls.
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These vintage recipes are great!!!!
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Love the write up! Keep them coming. This sounds like it would be very a soothing soup for when I am under the weather. I am a soup junkie, can't get enough of these. Thanks for the post.
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Isn't it fun looking through ancient recipes. This is a great post, thanks for sharing with us.
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