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One of the oldest edibles on this planet is broth. Across the world, soups have are used to cure or nourish people suffering from various ailments. For nearly hundreds of decades, mothers and wifes living in Egypt have skillfully and lovingly made the attached list of soups.

*Soups Reputed to be Aphrodisiacs – It is customary to feed these soups to a bridegroom for the entire week prior to the nuptials!

- If you can make chicken soup then you can make pigeon soup, it is prepared the same way. You would need two pigeons, 3 onions, some cardamom seeds, salt and pepper, a few mastic seeds and cup of hulled wheat, this will serve two people. The birds are put into boiling water along with the onions, whole. Tie the seeds into a muslin bag. Reduce the heat and let cook till the birds are tender. Once you’ve removed the pigeons along with the muslin bag, mix the hulled grain into the soup and boil for an additional ten minutes. The bone and skin should be removed from the pigeon before adding.

- If one is making a soup made from the shanks of lamb, beef or camel, the parts need to be boiled long enough in water so that they are soft and the meat easily falls off the bone. The shanks can be removed from the pot, pull off the meat and put it in a bowl to keep it from getting cold. Place 1/2 cup of the shank broth off to the side and allow it to cool off. Boil the rest of the broth. Allow butter or ghee to melt in a different kettle, then mix in flour and keep stirring until it’s mixed well and is golden in appearance. Lightly beat the two egg yolks with a fork. Now add the egg to the flour and butter, stirring constantly, add the cup of cool shank broth. When making this stew return the flame to low and slowly add the remaining hot broth stirring the whole time. it is beneficial to add the broth after the meat boils. Keep from boiling. Combine lemon juice to suit your preference and salt and pepper to taste. Lamb and Beef can be costly. Camel shanks are used by those on a budget, and they take more cooking time.

* A simple recipe that will aid an upset tummy or runny stools is to boil water, salt and onions together to make a simple onion and water broth. The salt of course helps against dehydration and onion is said to have disinfectant properties. If the soup was planned for a baby, they can drink it from a baby bottle, once the cooked onion has been taken out.

- Boiled Rice and Lemon Broth; this broth is frequently given as a remedy for diarrhea as well. Boil cup of rice in 1 cups of water, add salt. Once you remove it from the heat source, combine juice from two to three lemons. The lemon is a disinfectant and can kill some of the bacteria at the root of the problem, the salt keeps you hydrated if you are suffering from diarrhea and the rice is an easy to digest complex noncarbohydrate food.

* For regaining strength after a bout of serious illness:

* Some nutritional soups that are served to people in need of solid food after recouping from an illness are Egyptian Bean, Vegetable and Lemon Soup. Using a small amount of olive oil, chop 1/2 onion and sautee it in the oil. Add a teaspoon of crushed cumin seeds, a bay leaf or two, a large chopped carrot and cook on medium heat until the onion is golden. Add a cup of pre-soaked dried and skinned broad fava beans, chopped fresh tomatoes and 1 liters of boiled water, reduce heat and simmer until both the carrots and the beans are cooked. Salt and pepper should be added according to your preferences. When it is done turn off the heat and add the juice of two or three lemons, and serve. If the person is too weak to chew, the soup may be pureed.

Keep in mind that lemons from Egypt are far tinier than the bigger European and American fruits.

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