Milk Soup with Vermicelli
Origin: London, England
Source: Eliza Acton, 1845
Ingredients
- 5 pints milk
- 5 ounces vermicelli
- salt
- pounded sugar
- powdered cinnamon
Instructions
- Bring five pints of milk to a boil.
- Add a small quantity of salt to the boiling milk.
- Drop the vermicelli lightly into the milk, stirring constantly as you add it to prevent lumping.
- Continue to stir very frequently for fifteen to twenty minutes, or until the vermicelli is perfectly tender.
- If desired, finish with a little pounded sugar and powdered cinnamon stirred through.