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Scotch Broth

A historic Canadian dish of the scraggy part of a neck of mutton, slice of turnip, carrot, onion and celery. Adapted from Scotch Broth, from The Canadian Family Cook Book (1914).

Adapted from Scotch Broth, in The Canadian Family Cook Book (1914), preserved in the Open Recipe Archive's The Canadian Kitchen collection and marked public domain. The method is condensed from the original and the quantities are restated in modern units; see the archive record at https://github.com/AdamBouhmad/open-recipe-archive/blob/main/collections/canadian-kitchen/recipes/scotch-broth-4.md.

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Cut the meat from the bones, and cut off all the fat

  2. Cut meat into small pieces and put into soup pot with one large slice of turnip, two of carrot, one onion and a stalk of celery, all cut fine

  3. Add half a cup of barley and three pints of cold water

  4. Simmer gently two hours

  5. On to the bones put one pint of water; simmer two hours and strain on the soup

  6. Cook a tablespoonful of flour and one of butter together until perfectly smooth

  7. Stir into the soup, and add a teaspoonful of chopped parsley

  8. Season with salt and pepper

Adapted from Open Recipe Archive · The Canadian Family Cook Book (1914; archive record marked public domain). View a published recipe at Internet Archive (opens in a new tab)