Portable soup, of the best Sorts, made separately from Beef, Veal,
Mutton, and Chicken, is sold at 4s. a Dozen in Tin Boxes, which is about equal
to 8s. a Pound, excepting the Chicken. Also an inferior Sort made into square
Cakes from Beef, is sold by Weight at 5s. a Pound, very handy for Sauces as
well as Soups. . . . This Commodity has been made, ever since the late
Rebellion, by Mrs. Bennet (whose Name was then Du Bois) and it was at that
Time, and ever since, greatly valued by Gentlemen in the Army (DA 11 Sept.
1762:Portable Soup.
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