Italian Soup
2 oz macaroni
2 qts water or stock
2 tomatoes
1 oz butter
2 oz cheese rind
Put the water
or stock on to boil, and when it boils put in the macaroni and boil
from twenty-five to thirty minutes.
While it is
boiling grate up a dry piece of cheese. Put the tomatoes into boiling
water and remove the skin, slice them up and put them into a saucepan
with the butter and some pepper and salt, and cook them for a few
minutes.
When the macaroni
is soft, cut it into pieces one inch long, put a layer of tomatoes
at the bottom of the soup tureen, then a layer of grated cheese,
then one of macaroni; repeat this until all the materials are used
up, pour over it boiling the liquor in which the macaroni has been
cooked, cover down for a few minutes, and serve.