ITALIAN SOUP
2 oz. Macaroni--1 1/2d.
2 quarts Water or Pot Boilings
2 Tomatoes
1 oz. Butter
2 oz. Cheese Rind--1 1/2d.
Total Cost--3 d.
Time--Half an Hour.
Put the water or stock on to boil, and when it boils put in the
macaroni and boil from twenty-five to thirty minutes. While it is
boiling grate up a dry piece of cheese. Put the tomatoes into boiling
water and remove the skin, slice them up and put them into a saucepan
with the butter and some pepper and salt, and cook them for a few
minutes. When the macaroni is soft, cut it into pieces one inch long,
put a layer of tomatoes at the bottom of the soup tureen, then a layer
of grated cheese, then one of macaroni; repeat this until all the
materials are used up, pour over it boiling the liquor in which the
macaroni has been cooked, cover down for a few minutes, and serve.