December 22, 2006
SOUP IS GOOD FOOD:
"Bread Soup: An Old Icelandic Recipe" by Bill Holm (Bill Holm, Playing the Black Piano)
Start with the square heavy loafPosted by Orrin Judd at December 22, 2006 7:42 AMsteamed a whole day in a hot spring
until the coarse rye, sugar, yeast
grow dense as a black hole of bread.
Let it age and dry a little,
then soak the old loaf for a day
in warm water flavored
with raisins and lemon slices.
Boil it until it is thick as molasses.
Pour it in a flat white bowl.
Ladle a good dollop of whipped cream
to melt in its brown belly.
This soup is alive as any animal,
and the yeast and cream and rye
will sing inside you after eating
for a long time.