Soup à la Mer
Clean and out the fish up into pieces, and put them in a soup pot with the stock and water; when it boils add the onion, a little parsley root washed and cut up, the tomatoes, celery, a very small bit of garlic, the lettuce and sorrel, the mace and bay leaves, and let it all boil one and a half hours; strain and return it to the clean sauce-pan with the flour and butter mixed. Let it boil five minutes, then mix in a basin the eggs and cream, pour some of the boiling soup to this and mix it, then pour the whole into the tureen. Have some bread cut in small half inch square dice, fry it a golden colour, drain the fat away and serve with the soup. |