Czarnina (Duck Soup)

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2 servings.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lb Spare ribs
• 1 Stalk celery
• 2 bn Parsley (small)
• 1 sm Onion
• 4 Allspice buds
• 4 Whole cloves
• 3 Whole peppers
• 10 Dried prunes, dried apples or pears
• 15 Cherries or raisins
• 2 tb Flour
• 1 c Sweet cream
• 1 ts Sugar
• 1/2 c Vinegar
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

• Put vinegar into glass or crockery bowl (not metal) and into this catch the blood when killing the duck or goose and stir to avoid coagulation.
• Fresh pigs blood may also be used.
• Cover the fowl trimmings and spare ribs with water, bring to a boil and skim.
• Put spices, celery, onion and parsley into a sack and add to soup.
• Cook slowly until meat is almost done, about 2 hours.
• Remove spice sack add fruit and cook for 1/2 hour more.
• Blend flour with 1/2 cup of the blood mixture, add 3 T soup stock, and pour into soup, stirring constantly.
• Add sugar and cream and bring to a boil.
• Serve with egg noodles or potato dumplings.