The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

187. INGREDIENTS.--1/2 lb. of beef, mutton, or pork; 1/2 pint of split

peas, 4 turnips, 8 potatoes, 2 onions, 2 oz. of oatmeal or 3 oz. of rice, 2 quarts of water. _Mode_.--Cut the meat in small pieces, as also the vegetables, and add them, with the peas, to the water. Boil gently for 3 hours; thicken with the oatmeal, boil for another 1/4 hour, stirring all the time, and season with pepper and salt. _Time_.--3-1/4 hours. _Average cost_, 4d. per quart. _Seasonable_ in winter. _Sufficient_ for 8 persons. _Note_.--This soup may be made of the liquor in which tripe has been boiled, by adding vegetables, seasoning, rice, &c. TURKEY SOUP (a Seasonable Dish at Christmas).