Beer Soup

Ingredients

• Half a pound of bread crumbs
• Fresh Butter
• Quart of strong beer
• A glass of red wine
• Rind of a lemon
• Cinnamon 
• clove of garlic
• tablespoon of sugar
• croutons or fried bread

Directions

     1. Scorch half a pound of bread crumbs in some fresh butter

     2. Add a quart of strong beer

     3. As much red wine

     4. The rind of a lemon

     5. Cinnamon, cloves, and sugar

     6. Let it boil up once

     7. Pour your soup over croutons of fried bread in your tureen

Source — Creole Cookery Book 

Prepared by Maria Parr
Louisiana Anthology
September 30, 2023