Chestnut Soup No. 1 Recipe ingredients

• 1 quart of milk
• 1 pound of chestnuts
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 gill cream
• Pepper and salt

To prepare this Chestnut Soup No. 1 Recipe, first put the chestnuts into boiling water, and let them boil for 45 minutes; remove the shells and skins, and press through a sieve. Stir them into the boiling milk in a double saucepan, with pepper, salt and bay leaves; add the cream, and serve with croutons.