Time to allow: 1 hour Portions : 6 Ingredients Amount Type of raw ingredient Modern Substitutes 3 pints clear stock vegetable stock cube 4 oz peas frozen peas are suitable 4 oz french beans   4 oz asparagus tops   small chopped lettuce   1 carrot   1 small onion   1 bouquet garni   1/2 pint beef gravy beef stock cube 1 egg white   Method   1 prepare the vegetables, dicing the carrot into small pea sized chunks 2 cook the vegetables in salted water 3 put the stock and beef gravy into a stewpan with the onion, herbs, seasoning and white of an egg 4 whisk until it boils 5 simmer for 10 minutes 6 strain and return to the stewpan 7 add the prepared vegetables and bring to the boil 8 serve