George Washington Carver Peanut Recipes: No. 1, Peanut Soup

Photo: flickr user stu_spivack

Ingredients

1 Quart Milk

2 tablespoons Butter

2 tablespoons Flour

Cook peanuts until soft; remove skins, mash or grind until very fine; let milk come to a boil; add the peanuts; cook 20 minutes.

Rub flour into a smooth paste with milk; add butter to the peanuts and milk; stir in flour; season with salt and pepper to taste; serve hot.

From George Washington Carver's famous bulletin: "How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption."

1 servings

Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 7:56pm