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Bread Soup (loff)

Bread soup for the sick: 20 g grated white bread browned in 5 g butter, thinned with 1/2 l bouillon, cooked for 1/2 hour, strained and thickened with egg yolk and 1 tbsp cream.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 661 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A nourishing but light soup for the sick, made from grated white bread, bouillon and a liaison of egg yolk and cream. Such bread soups were common invalid fare when the patient needed something more filling than plain broth.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Brown the bread

    Grate the white bread and brown it lightly in the butter in a saucepan.

  2. 2

    Thin with bouillon

    Gradually add the bouillon and let the soup cook for half an hour.

  3. 3

    Strain and thicken

    Strain the soup. Whisk the egg yolk with the cream, stir the hot soup into the liaison and serve at once - the soup must not boil afterward.

Changes from the original

The measurements are brought into modern Norwegian (dl, tablespoon). "Wheat bread" is given as white bread, "thin cream" as light cream / half-and-half.

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1914 (korrekturlest, s. 661)Modernisert~88% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
20 gr. hvetebrød g loff (revet). 5 gr. smør ½ l. buljong g smør. 5 dl buljong. 1 eggeblomme stk eggeplomme. 1 spiseske tynd fløte. Brødet rives ss fløte (tynn fløte / matfløte). Riv loffen og brunes brun den svakt i smørret, smøret i en kjele.. Spe i buljongen spædes i, litt om litt og la suppen koker ½ time, siles, jevnes koke i en halv time.. Sil suppen. Visp eggeplommen med eggeblommen fløten, rør den varme suppen inn i legeringen og fløten. server straks – suppen må ikke koke etterpå.

Note til Modernisert

Målene er ført til moderne norsk (dl, spiseskje). «Hvetebrød» er angitt som loff, «tynd fløte» som lettkokt fløte/matfløte.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should the bread soup cook?
The soup cooks for half an hour after the bouillon is added. Then it is strained and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
What is the soup made of?
20 g wheat bread, 5 g butter, 1/2 liter bouillon, 1 egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of light cream - enough for 2 portions.
How is the bread treated?
The bread is grated and browned lightly in the butter before the bouillon is added. Do not brown it too hard - the recipe says "lightly."
Why is the recipe listed under invalid cookery?
It is taken from the chapter "Care of the sick and invalid cookery" in Henriette Schonberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914, p. 661), that is, a mild, light soup intended for the sick.

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