French Onion Soup
Arwilda kept two different recipes with this title.
Handwritten butter, parsley, and long-simmer recipe
Clear Tote two-sided handwritten card
Yield: makes 6-8 serving
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cup onion thinly sliced
- 7 cup brown beef stock
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon parsley finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Directions
- Melt butter in 3 qt sauce pan over med. heat.
- saute onions until golden brown about 5 min.
- Add beef stock salt pepper, parsley Worcestershire sauce.
- Cover & simmer over low. heat about 45 min's
Timing: about 5 min.; about 45 min's
Temperature: med. heat; golden brown; low. heat
Equipment: 3 qt sauce pan
As written
7; fresh or dried
Arwilda’s changes
- Added “beef stock”
- Added “Worcestershire sauce”
- Crossed out “French Onion Soup”
Quality Markets margarine and Spanish-onion recipe
Quality Markets printed card
From Quality Markets branded recipe card.
Ingredients
- 4 Large Spanish Onions
- ½ Stick Margarine
- Salt and Pepper
- 6 Cups Beef Broth
- 1 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
Directions
- Saute onions in margarine till tender. Add seasoning, beef stock, worcestershire sauce. Simmer and serve.
Temperature: saute onions; simmer soup
Equipment: soup pot or saucepan and stirring utensil
As written
Quality MARKETS
Compare the cards
Onion, fat, stock, and Worcestershire quantities
- Clear Tote two-sided handwritten card
- 2 cups thinly sliced onion; 1/4 cup butter; 7 cups brown beef stock; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce.
- Quality Markets printed card
- 4 large Spanish onions; 1/2 stick margarine; 6 cups beef broth; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.
Parsley
- Clear Tote two-sided handwritten card
- 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped, fresh or dried.
- Quality Markets printed card
- No parsley listed.
Onion endpoint and final simmer
- Clear Tote two-sided handwritten card
- Saute until golden brown, about 5 minutes; cover and simmer over low heat about 45 minutes.
- Quality Markets printed card
- Saute until tender; simmer and serve, with no stated times.
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