Butter Soup. . .pronounced. . . . "bu .. tta soop" (as in book) I really think this was one of the clinchers in obtaining a marriage proposal .. my mom made it. . his mom did not.
I've learned to make it and every now and then we have it for a treat for our lunch.
It really is a poor persons soup. It can be gussied up by adding some smoked meat but really . . . .it tastes quite nice as simple as it is. If you love noodles, there is a good chance you will like this. Did anyone else ever have this growing up?
Butter Soup- 8 cups of water
- 1 large onion
- 6 medium fresh potatoes. . with the skin left on
- 1 large bay leaf
- 5 whole cloves
- 8 peppercorns
- 1 star aniseed
- a handful of fresh parsley
- Bring water to boil, add the onion and the large diced potatoes. . .simmer 15 minutes.
- Add all the spices but the parsley . . wrapped and tied in cheesecloth. Let simmer another while you make the noodles.
- Add the chopped parsley to the soup separately from the cheesecloth.
Noodles
- 1 large farm fresh egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cup of flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Stir together the egg water, salt and stir in half the flour and then dump it onto the counter and knead in the rest of the flour. You may need a little more.
- The way my mom did it and I continue to do it. . I cut it into strips, and with a clean scissor, I cut noodles, some small and others a bit bigger. No need to be perfect here. Doing it this way, you don't add a lot of extra flour into the soup.
- Stir the noodles into the soup, bring to boil and boil a few minutes until the noodles are done.
- Ladle it into bowls, and put a dollop of butter onto the top, serve with a bit of fresh cream.