1915 Mock Turtle Soup

Mock Turtle Soup
The Nature Cure Cook Book (1915)
ABC of Natural Dietetics
by Mrs. Anna Lindlahr and Henry Lindlahr, M. D.
1 carrot
2 potatoes
1 onion
1 stalk celery
1 cup mushrooms
Stock or water
1 tbs flour
1 tbs butter
Seasoning
Yolks of 2 hard-boiled eggs
1 lemon
Cut into small dice 1 carrot, 2 potatoes, 1 onion, and 1 stalk celery. Cook in water enough to prevent burning about fifteen minutes. Add 1 cup mushrooms, cut into small pieces, and cook about ten minutes longer. Add water or stock (hot), to make 2 quarts. Brown 1 tablespoon flour in same amount of butter, and add to soup, with seasoning to taste. Let boil a few minutes, then pour over the yolks of 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped fine, and 1 lemon, cut into dice.
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