Best Grandma Porters Depression Potatoe Soup Recipes

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Provided by Ruth Bodily

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 6

4-5 potatoes, medium-peeled and cubed
1-2 onions, vidalia, peeled and sliced(cut in half,then slice like half moons)
2 1/2 Tbsp flour
evaporated milk
butter or margarine
salt and pepper,to taste

Steps:

1. Put potatoes and onions in a pot.Cover with cold water.Cook on medium high heat till boiling.Boil until fork tender.
2. In a tall glass put in the flour and pour in evaporated milk till glass is half full.Fill the rest of the way up with cold water.Stir until completely mixed.
3. When potatoes are done pour the milk/flour mixture in while potatoes and onions are boiling.I pour it thru a strainer to keep from having lumps.
4. Add butter or margarine.I use about 4 tablespoons.Add salt and pepper to taste.Cook untill thickened.
5. Serve over white loaf bread.Or I used French bread,cubed.

Grandma Porter's Depression potatoe soup Recipe image

Provided by á-1907

Number Of Ingredients 5

Water
Potatoes (either peeled or not)
eggs
salt
pepper

Steps:

There is really no amount of ingredients that she ever told me of. She simply peeled the potatoes; cut them up into large cubes; put them into water; boiled until done; cracked her eggs (as many as she had available) directly into the boiling water because the eggs will break apart as they boiled and incorporate into the soup. She always told me that flour was hard to come by during the depression so the eggs were used as a thickening agent. Stir in salt and pepper to taste. This was an instant filling meal enough to feed all of the family. On a cold day, this soup is simply wonderful.