Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1915 — Cream of Cucumber Soup. [ARTICLE]

Cream of Cucumber Soup.

What to make of soup is a problem which often puzzles the housekeeper. The following is seasonable: Cream of cucumber—Peel 5 cucumbers, slice and put into a saucepan with 1 small onion and enough boiling water to cover. Cook until tender,- rub through sieve, pour into saucepan and let stand on back of stove, where it will keep hot, but not boll. Have a cream sauce ready, made by melting two tablespoonfuls butter in pan, stirring into it two tablespoonfuls flour. Add 1 quart milk, salt and pepper and put over cucumber.