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—ENGLISH ONION SOOP—

Hannah Glasse (1708-1770)

INGREDIENTS
— 10 Tbs butter
— 6 Large yellow onions
— 8 Cups beef broth
— 1/4 Cup Cognac (optional)
— 2 Egg yolks
— 1/2 Cup light cream

[Plan on 2-sticks of butter. Use 1+ sticks for the 'soop pot'.
— Use remainder of 2nd stick for the warmed crusted bread.]

SOOP POT
Cut onions in half and then peel-off outer casing. Slice.
Begin to melt butter in pot.
As butter is melting, place sliced onions in pot.
Cover and cook...stirring occasionally until onions are translucent/soft.
Add beef broth.
Let cook on low/medium heat. [Best not to boil.]

Separately: Combine in a bowl large enough to add some soop:
— 2-Egg yolks & 1/2-Cup light cream. Mix together.
— Gradually add some soop to the bowl, stirring to avoid curdling.
— Gradually add bowl mixture to 'soop pot', stirring to avoid curdling.

SOOP COMPANIONS
— Warmed hearty-crusted bread for dunking, buttered as desired.
— Shaved/grated cheese: Parmesean, romano, etal.

THE STORY BEHIND THIS ENGLISH 'ONION SOOP'
— Mimi Halo: Publisher-PP-Press

I had the honor of living at Historic Millrace Pond before it became a public site.
During it's 200-year bicentennial, I was given this little-known recipe.

Millrace Pond: Circa 1769, will be 250-years old in 2019. The Moravian gristmill
supplied flour to The Continental Army under Gen. George Washington at Jockey
Hollow, NJ.

Historic reference states this English 'Onion Soop' [Hannah Glasse 1708-1770]
was once presented to the Queen as a 'cure for the bite of a mad dog'.
[Maybe it was the onions. Maybe it was the cognac.]

I hope you enjoy. It is a treasured family favorite.

Mi~

~An Acorn Winter-Tree Story ~

ShadowTracks™ is a 3-Part, 4-seasons
nature holiday children's story...with a touch
of Winter-tree Christmas.

...a story about roots & rocks...and stars*

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About The Book

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ShadowTracks™ was inspired by the writings of
Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, and
Mimi's childhood growing years at Historic Millrace Pond:
Home to an ivy-laden stone cottage next to a miller's house
and a grandfather stone mill...bordered by a pond
and a daffodil-dotted millrace trailing through the woods.

—Millrace Cottage Spring—

CIRCA-1769
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