- Macaroni soup
Macaroni soup is soup that includes
macaroni . The food is a traditional dish in Italy, sometimes served with beans, known as "pasta fagioli ",cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/dining/122193,0,7784884.venue|title=Cara Mia Due|publisher=Newsday|accessdate=2008-08-06] and was also included in "Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management " where the connection with Italy is mentioned and the dish includesparmesan cheese.cite book|last=Beeton|first=Isabella |title=Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management|publisher=Wordsworth Editions|pages=70|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=XIlZuk8IvWcC&oi=fnd&pg=PA5&dq=%22macaroni+soup%22&ots=0trIhLUODB&sig=JC5zjv5Iwz3nj1CwdNtoLcXSuOQ#PPA70,M1|accessdate=2008-08-06] In the early 19th century, macaroni soup was one of the most common dishes in Italian inns.cite book|last=Archibald|first=William |title=A Journey in Carniola, Italy, and France, in the Years 1817,1818|publisher=George Ramsey and Company |location=Edinburgh|date=1819|pages=152|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TlM4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA152&dq=%22macaroni+soup%22+-cookbooks&lr=&ei=UCiZSJL-C5T2iQGuqIG4Bw&client=firefox-a#PPA152,M1|accessdate=2008-08-06]The soup was discussed as a food to improve the health of poor miners. Weeds can be used in macaroni soup in times of poverty to provide vitamins and minerals. [http://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/handle/10204/1330] [ [http://www.fao.org/agris/search/display.do?f=./2001/v2708/PH2001100551.xml;PH2001100551] ] Due to its inexpensive nature, it is often part of the menu in institutions such as schools, hospitals and prisons. Protein such as soya beans can be added to provide nutrition. [http://www.springerlink.com/content/g182q64w7xr80342/] It was included in a cookbook for schools in 1896. [ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=bat7waDgnVoC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=%22macaroni+soup%22&ots=W-Gp58Jo01&sig=-rTJt5TDDe2MKbFlcDsYEgSiP1k] ] One book suggests using it as a food to comfort distressed mental patients. [ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vB8-kkXKFxMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA155&dq=%22macaroni+soup%22&ots=yalittwqz0&sig=XMQWo7qXIQyWi189ra_l_8GR_CQ#PPA171,M1] ] The dish was served as part of the menu for students in
Memorial Hall , Harvard in 1882, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F01E1DE153DE533A25756C2A9649D94639FD7CF] where their food was described as looking better than it tastes.In
Los Angeles it is sometimes served with chilli. The soup is also known inMalaysia , where it is sometimes served with chicken balls. [http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/2299027/Article/index_html]References
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