Mrs. B.’s Corn Soup.
15 ears of corn, grated from the cob as close as the grater will take off the grains; the bones and other “trimmings” of yesterday’s roast beef, both raw and cooked; 1 onion; 1 cup of milk; 2 great spoonfuls of butter, rolled in flour; pepper and salt; 3 quarts of water.
Put the empty cobs, the bones, etc., with the onion, on in the water, and stew two hours. Strain off the water, and put the grated corn into it with pepper and salt. Stew gently one hour; add the floured butter; simmer ten minutes, and pour into the tureen. Add the milk, boiling hot; stir up and serve.