Palestine Soup

Downton Abbey starts in the Edwardian era, when meals had become lengthy and food was often very complicated. Cooks prided themselves on their ability to transform anything into a beautiful and tasty dish that often bore little resemblance to the original ingredient. The range of foods eaten, especially vegetables, was greater than today, and there was a particular vogue for root vegetables. This soup, which was ubiquitous on Edwardian Christmas menus in particular, gets its name, Pa