Spanish
Chestnut Soup
6 cups chestnuts,
peeled and skinned
2 Spanish onions
6 potatoes
2 turnips, diced
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp vinegar
2 oz grated cheese
1 oz butter
2 qts water
Pepper and salt to taste
Boil the chestnuts
and vegetables gently until quite tender, which will take 1-1/2
hours. Rub them through a sieve and return the soup to the saucepan.
Add the butter;
vinegar, and pepper and salt to taste. Let it boil 10 minutes, and
sift in the cheese before serving.