Rumford's Soup was an early effort in scientific nutrition. It was invented by Benjamin Thompson, Reichsgraf von Rumford, circa 1800 and consumed in Munich and greater Bavaria, where he was employed a
A pot of Rumford’s Soup according to the most basic recipe: pearl barley and dried peas, water, salt and some vinegar. This version has no potatoes.
Peasant foods are dishes eaten by peasants, made from accessible and inexpensive ingredients.
Rumford's Soup
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