Indian Corn Soup
Revised smaller-batch formula with mushrooms and new potatoes
Clear Tote annotated handwritten card
Ingredients
- 2 cans corn
- 1-2 sticks butter
- 1 quart milk
- 1 lb. bacon
- 1/2 pint heavy cream
- onions
- 6 large raw mushrooms
- 2 cans new Potatoes cooked & added
Directions
- Cook bacon until real crisp - Drain on a half a batch still use 1 lb of bacon
Temperature: Cook bacon until real crisp
Equipment: measuring vessels; knife and cutting surface; bacon skillet or cooking pot; stove; draining rack or absorbent surface
Notes
- on a half a batch still use 1 lb of bacon; circled 1# lb beside the original butter quantity
As written
#6
Arwilda’s changes
- Changed “1 gallon corn” to “2 cans corn”
- Changed “1 brick butter” to “1-2 sticks butter”
- Changed “1 gallon milk” to “1 quart milk”
- Changed “1 pint heavy cream” to “1/2 pint heavy cream”
- Changed “1 or 2 small onions” to “onions”
- Added “6 large raw mushrooms”
Original gallon-scale formula
Clear Tote clean handwritten gallon-scale card
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- 1 gallon milk
- 1 lb bacon
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 1 or 2 small onions
Directions
- Cook bacon until real crisp. Drain. On a half of a batch still use full pound of bacon.
Temperature: Cook bacon until real crisp
Equipment: gallon and pint measures; scale; can opener; knife and cutting board; skillet or cooking pot; draining rack or paper; stirring utensil
Notes
- On a half of a batch still use full pound of bacon.
Compare the cards
Corn, butter, milk, cream, and onions
- Clear Tote annotated handwritten card
- 2 cans corn; 1-2 sticks butter; 1 quart milk; 1/2 pint heavy cream; onions without quantity
- Clear Tote clean handwritten gallon-scale card
- 1 gallon corn; 1 brick butter; 1 gallon milk; 1 pint heavy cream; 1 or 2 small onions
Mushrooms and new potatoes
- Clear Tote annotated handwritten card
- 6 large raw mushrooms; 2 cans new Potatoes cooked & added
- Clear Tote clean handwritten gallon-scale card
- No mushrooms or potatoes
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