YOU CAN MAKE MEATLESS SOUPS AT PRACTICALLY NO COST

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To make your own curry powder, combine 1 ounce each of pepper, ginger, and mustard 3 ounces of coriander seed and turmeric 1 to 3 ounces of cayenne and 1 to 2 ounces of cardamom, cumin seed, and cinnamon. Powder all the ingredients, sift them together, and store the mix in a tightly capped bottle. You can use it to season soups, rice, gravy, and some stews.

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Parsley or celery can be dried in a slow oven. In the case of parsley, the stems can be picked out and the leaves tightly bottled for later use. The dried celery stalks and roots can be grated and also bottled. A small bunch of fresh parsley, or 2 tablespoons of dry, are all you need for 4 quarts of soup.

Rolled oatmeal is almost as nice as rice in soup.

To make noodles: Stir in all the flour that one egg and a dash of salt will absorb. Roll out the dough as thinly as possible and let it dry. Then roll it up again, slice the dough into narrow strips, and drop them into boiling soup about 15 minutes before you expect to serve them.

To prepare croutons: Drop cubes of stale bread into about 1 inch of fat. (See MOTHER NO. 3, "Free", for information on getting old bread for nothing!) When they've browned, remove the bits of bread and drain them on absorbent paper. Float the croutons in soup just before you serve it. You can also place thin slices of fresh bread well buttered and cubed-in a baking par:, buttered side up. and bake them briefly in the oven.

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