Salsify or Vegetable Oyster Soup
1½ cups diced salsify
1½ cups water
1 tblsp. vinegar
1 tblsp. butter
1 quart milk salt and pepper
Scrub, scrape and clean salsify. Dice and cook in salted water, with 1 tablespoon of vinegar added, until tender. Drain, add butter and rich milk, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and serve with crackers.