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Lingonberry soup (for invalids)

Lingonberries are boiled tender in water, sweetened with crystallose and served with cream; the book gives the nutritional content for invalid food. From Erken's Stor kokebok (the Big Cookbook, 1949), p. 805.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 805 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The book gives the dish's nutritional content (231 calories), typical of the invalid-cookery chapter.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cook the berries

    Put the cleaned lingonberries into the boiling water. Take off the heat when the berries are well tender.

  2. 2

    Sweeten

    Sweeten to taste with sweetener (the original uses crystallose).

  3. 3

    Serve

    Serve with the cream.

Changes from the original

"Del." is read as dl and "krystallose" as sweetener. The cream's use (serving) is interpreted from the ingredient list.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 805)~89% of the text changedremovedadded
3 dl tyttebær (rensede). 3 dl vann (kokende). 1 dl fløte. søtstoff (krystallose, etter smak). Legg de De rensede tyttebærene bær legges i det kokende vannet. Ta suppen av vann; slåes op når bærene er godt møre.. Søt etter smak med søtstoff (originalen bruker krystallose).. Server med fløten. møre. Eggehv. Fett Kullhydr. Kal. 3,8 gr. 20 gr. 7,1 gr. = 231 3 del. tyttebær 3 del. vann 1 del. fløte krystallose.

Note on Modernised

«del.» er tolket som dl, «krystallose» som søtstoff. Fløtens bruk (servering) er tolket ut fra ingredienslisten.

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Frequently asked questions

What is crystallose?
A sweetener used instead of sugar.
How much energy does the soup give?
The book gives 231 calories.

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