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Soak three fourths of a pint of dried Scotch peas over night in a quart of water.
In the morning put to cook in boiling water, cover closely and let them simmer gently four or five hours, or until the peas are very tender and well disintegrated; then rub through a colander to remove the [...]

We need:
1 quart tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon soda
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
1 quart milk
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Stew tomatoes slowly one-half hour; rub through strainer; heat and add soda. In the meantime, melt butter and stir in flour; add milk slowly, cooking over low fire until thick; add seasoning.
Take from fire and stir in hot tomatoes [...]

2 tablespoonfuls of tinned tomatoes, or 1 fair-sized fresh one,
1 small finely chopped and fried onion,
a teaspoonful of vermicelli,
pepper and salt to taste,
1/2 pint of water.
Boil the tomatoes with the onion and water for 5 to 10 minutes, then drain all the liquid; return to the saucepan, season and sprinkle in the vermicelli, let [...]

Here are two clear celery soup recipes.
Here is the first. The ingredients we need are:
1 large head of celery or 2 small ones,
1 large Spanish onion,
2 oz. of butter,
pepper and salt to taste, and
1 blade of mace.
Chop the onion and fry it brown in the butter or Allinson vege-butter in the saucepan in which [...]

Ingredients needed are:
1 large Spanish onion,
1 teaspoonful of mixed herbs,
1/2 head of celery,
1-1/2 oz. butter,
1 carrot,
1 turnip, and
pepper and salt to taste.
Chop the onion up fine, and fry it brown in the butter, in the saucepan in which the soup is to be made, and add 5 pints of water. Prepare and cut [...]