Martha Washingtons Cucumber Soup Recipes

CHILLED CUCUMBER, BASIL, AND MINT SOUP

Steps:

• Puree sour cream, basil, mint, scallion, and water in a blender. Add cucumber. Pulse until just combined but still slightly chunky.
• Stir in lemon juice and hot sauce, and season with salt. Chill soup at least 3 hours (soup is best served the same day). Top each serving with thin cucumber slices if desired.

CUCUMBER-BUTTERMILK SOUP

Steps:

• Roughly chop 1 1/2 cucumbers; dice remaining cucumber half. Place roughly chopped cucumber in a blender with buttermilk and blend until smooth, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Divide soup among four bowls and stir in diced cucumber. To serve, top with cucumber rounds, a drizzle of oil, and more pepper, if desired.

COOL CUCUMBER AND DILL SOUP

Steps:

• Process the cucumbers in a food processor until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse to combine.
• Chill the soup in the refrigerator until cold, about 1 hour.
• Divide among 4 chilled soup bowls and garnish with the chopped cucumber.

CUCUMBER COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken stock to a boil in a small saucepan. Add chicken; return to a simmer, and reduce heat. Cook, covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 12 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate, reserving stock, and let cool.
• Heat olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add onion; cook until soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, jalapeno, and cucumbers; cook 1 minute more. Add reserved chicken stock, and bring to a simmer; cook until cucumbers are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool slightly.
• Working in batches, transfer cucumber mixture to a blender or food processor, and puree until smooth. Add coconut milk and cilantro to last batch, pureeing until cilantro is very finely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl, and cover with plastic wrap; place in refrigerator until soup is completely cool. Stir in lime juice, and season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, shred chicken into bite-size pieces. Ladle soup into bowls; top each with chicken, and garnish with cilantro.

MARTHA WASHINGTON CANDIES

Steps:

• Line 2 cookie sheets with wax paper. Set aside.
• Mix margarine, sugar and sweetened condensed milk in large mixing bowl. Add coconut, pecans, and vanilla; mix well, using a sturdy large spoon. Chill until firm enough to handle.
• Form into small balls and place on prepared cookie sheets . Chill until very firm.
• Melt chocolate chips in top pot of double boiler over simmering water. Using a toothpick, dip balls into melted chocolate. Let cool on wax paper.

MARTHA WASHINGTON'S CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Parboil the cucumber slices for 10 minutes.
• While doing this, put the chicken stock in a kettle and let it simmer.
• Drain the cucumber slices and add them to the chicken stock.
• Add the slice of onion.
• Cook until the cucumbers and onion are soft.
• Remove vegetables from the kettle and press through a strainer.
• Put back into the chicken stock. Now blend the butter and the flour.
• Add this to the soup to thicken, strirring continuously.
• Season with the salt and pepper.
• Lastly, stir in the hot milk.
• Strain and serve while piping hot.

CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Finely chop a third of one of the cucumbers and set aside for when you're ready to serve later. Roughly chop the remaining cucumbers and tip into a blender or food processor along with the yogurt and lime juice. Add the tarragon, most of the mint leaves and most of the chives. Blitz until the mixture is smooth.
• Pour the soup into bowls or small cups, scatter over the finely chopped cucumber, remaining mint leaves and the rest of the chives. Drizzle with a little rapeseed oil just before serving.

MARTHA WASHINGTON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To Make Filling: Mix butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cocoa and baking powder together until smooth; alternately mix in the milk and flour. Stir in raisins and walnuts.
• Pour mixture into pastry shells and bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 60 to 70 minutes. Do not underbake.
• To Make Icing: Combine confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Gradually stir in milk until desired consistency is reached.
• Spread icing on pie once its out of the oven and still warm.

CHILLED CUCUMBER AND POTATO SOUP WITH DILL

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion until soft, about 3 minutes. Add potato; cook, stirring occasionally, until almost tender, about 3 minutes. Add cucumbers, and season with pepper; cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add stock, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until ingredients are tender, about 12 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Working in batches, puree mixture in a blender until smooth. (For safety, remove cap from hole in lid, and cover with a dish towel to prevent spattering.) Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in buttermilk, dill, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. Divide soup among 4 glasses, and garnish each with a cucumber spear.

MARTHA WASHINGTON'S CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Combine butter, flour, eggs and lemon rind.
• Bring milk to a boil, remove pan from heat and stir in egg mixture, simmer 5 minutes.
• Add crabmeat to milk mixture, simmer 5 minutes.
• Add sherry, worcestershire, hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.