Good-Luck Soup
(you have to love potatoes)
INGREDIENTS
Lots of potatoes peeled and sliced
(see what I mean)
A couple of leeks (No leeks? Chop up a little onion.)
Some good stock
A chunk of lard
WHAT TO DO
Melt the lard. Don't let it burn.
Don't let your fingers burn either.
Add the leeks and simmer a little.
Add the stock and all those potatoes.
Cook for only about twenty minutes.
(It's lucky that it's all so fast)
How about a little salt? A little pepper?
Done!
(From Gingersnap, by Patricia Reilly Giff , Wendy Lamb publisher 2013)
Why does Jayna need luck? She is trying to find some family. Her parents are both dead. She has been living with her brother who has been called into action during Work War II, and Jayna is supposed to live with her landlady while she waits for him to return. When she learns he has gone missing in action she sets out on a quest to find the woman she believes to be her grandmother. Armed with plenty of wonderful soup recipes (that you can find sprinkled like flavoring throughout this book), and a lot of perseverance, personality and luck, Jayna finds what she needs, though it isn't exactly as she thought it would be. This quiet and sweet book is a lovely winter read and if you like to eat soup, you will be finding yourself in the kitchen.
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