Raw Beef Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb of chipped beaf
• 1 pint preserve jar
• Muriatic acid
• 4 oz. of water
• Salt

Directions

1. Put beef into preserve jar
2. Add 4 oz. of water into jar
3. Add 4 drops of muriatic acid
4. Seal, shake, and place preserve jar in freezer for 12 hours
5.  Let jar thaw
6. Place on stove for 1 hour until water is hot
7. Strain contents of the jar through a cloth into a bowl
8. Chill contents over ice
9. Take off ice and let stand for 10 minutes
10. Salt soup to taste and enjoy!

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days.
Prepared by Andrew Bays
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2017