The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-19 00:00:00

The above expenses mako it come to three farthings
per quart in Loudon ; but us almost everything can be
had at much less cost in the country, the price of this
soup will be still more reduced. In that case a little ad-
ditional meat might be used, and by giving away a small
portion of bread or biscuit, better support would be given
to the poor at a trifling cost, and no one it is to be hoped,
hereafter would hear of the dreadful calamity of starvation.
THE RECEIPT FOR THE Sour No. 2.
This can be made cheaper and in less time. Proceed
as Receipt No. 1 explains (as regards the fat, meat,
onions, and the other vegetables), but add one quart of
water upon the whole, which you let boil twenty minutes,
stirring now and then to prevent burning ; or else, if
convenient, set it by the side of the fire, and add one
pound of maize, mix well together, and fill the stew-pan
with six quarts of water ; season as above ; let it simmer
one hour, skim lightly, and it is then ready for use.
If a large quantity is to be made, say 100 gallons, any
kind of vessel now in use, such as copper or cast iron,
will do, have ready a spatula, or a piece of board the
shape of a cricket-bat, about six inches wide, tapering
towards the top as a handle (which must be from one
foot and a half to two feet above the surface of the ves-
sel), to stir with; the fire being well lighted, take
twelve pounds of solid meat, or eighteen pounds with
the bones (legs or clods of beef, with a portion of cow
heels, is excellent for the purpose, but any kind of edible
meat from beef to doe venison will do), cut it in pieces
about. one inch square, put three pounds and a half of
fat; in case there should be difficulties to procure the
fat, put in one gallon of water instead; then you have
ready twelve pounds of onions, lightly peeled and cut in
slices, and 241bs. of vegetables of any kind, mixed (such
as carrots, parsnips, turnips, leeks, celery, cabbages,
savoys, sorel, spinach, mangold wurzel, swedes, and
Jerusalem artichoke, all cut in a slanting direction,
which facilitates greatly the cooking), with the meat into
the copper left stewing about one hour, stirring -the
whole contents until the moisture is nearly gone, which
will depend entirely on the fire; then add enough water
to cover the whole, which you let boil ten minutes; then
add 251bs. of flour, and mix it well together; then add
thirty pounds of either barley or rice, season with nine
pounds of salt and three pounds of brown sugar; after-
wards fill the copper with water, and boil the whole con-
tents for two hours or more, until the barley or rice is
quite tender, the soup is then ready for use.
In case either the barley or rice did not produce the
thickness required (as those ingredients may differ in
quality), then add, if too thin, a few pounds of flour or
oatmeal, previously mixed with cold water, to make it
in a liquid paste, and pour it in when boiling, about
twenty minutes before serving it out. But the proper
thickness is easily ascertained when the soup hangs
lightly on the back of the spatula or ladle.
One
.hundred gallons of this soup will cost under 11.
Respecting my plan of kitchens for the poor, I am happy
to inform you, Mr. Editor, that my subscription, which
is only of a few days' date, has met with the greatest
encouragement by benevolent contributors, the list of
which will shortly be published. I have been able al-
ready to begin one of those kitchens on a small scale,
where from forty to fifty gallons of soup can be easily
made, and quickly distributed to 200 or 300 poor, in
an ordinary sized London house. As soon as it is in
practice, this simple plan will be marle public through
the press; therefore, any private application becomes
unnecessary, as it would prevent my carrying the plan
into effect.

A correct drawing of my large plan for making and
supplying 20,000 persons, in four hours, is also in a very
forward state.
With high consideration, I have the honour to be, Sir,
your very obliged and humble servant,
A. SOY ER.
Reform Club, Feb. 17, 1847.