Recipe - Sauerampfersuppe (Sorrel Soup)

1 bn Sorrel
1 bn Fresh chervil
50 g Butter (3 One half Tbsp)
3 tablespoon Flour
1 Yolk
4 tablespoon To 5 tablespoon sour cream
1 One half l Meat broth or water (approx.
1 One half qts)

A recipe from grandmother's more thrifty times; rarely encountered today.

Melt the butter, and whisk in flour. Add meat broth or water. Add the
rinsed and chopped herbs, and briefly bring to a boil. Let soup cool a bit,
then thicken with egg yolk. Season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar.
Stir in sour cream when serving.

In some Swabian kitchens, very finely chopped garlic gets scattered on top
of the soup.

Serves 4.

From: D'SCHWAEBISCH' KUCHE' by Aegidius Kolb and Leonhard Lidel, Allgaeuer
Zeitungsverlag, Kempten. 1976. (Translation/Conversion: Karin Brewer)
Posted by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 8/92

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