The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
April 30th : SOUP A L'AURORE
This favourite Parisian soup can only be made when carrots are young. They must be scraped, cut into thin slices, and stewed in beef or veal gravy, then forced through a sieve, seasoned with salt and pepper to the taste, and warmed again for use.
There is something very ludicrous and very French, in giving such a high-flown name to this simple preparation. Doubtless some chef de cuisine, struck by the ardent colour of the soup, compared it with the clouds which precede the appearance of the sun ; and being a man of classical attainments, gave proof of his superiority by naming the dish as we have given it.