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Apricot Cold Soup

4 servings

Ingredients

• 12 pieces apricots
• apricot kernels (some)
• cinnamon (a little)
• sugar (plenty)
• water (a little)
• white wine (as much as broth)
• biscuits or soup macarons (as needed)

Instructions

1. Peel, halve, and pit the apricots.
2. Cook the fruits with some apricot kernels, cinnamon, and plenty of sugar in water until quite soft.
3. Place one-third of the apricots in a tureen, then mash the remaining fruits with the broth through a hair sieve, mix with an equal amount of white wine, and pour over the apricots.
4. Chill the cold soup thoroughly and add small biscuits or soup macarons before serving.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.