Cock-a-leekie soup this soup. The vegetarian version has leeks and may include mixed vegetables, chicken flavoured meat substitute and/or prunes. Cock-a-leekie soup Cock-a-leekie soup is a Scottish soup dish consisting of leeks and peppered chicken stock, often thickened with rice, or sometimes barley. The original recipe added prunes during cooking, and traditionalists still garnish with a julienne of prunes. While it is called "Scotland's National Soup", it probably originated as a chicken and onion soup in France. By the 16th century, it had made its way to Scotland, where the onions were replaced with leeks. The first recipe was printed in 1598,
Bookbinder soup now. The soup is often referred to as "snapper soup", because snapping turtles are used. However, at different restaurants other than Old Original Bookbinder's, the soup is referred to as Bookbinder's, for example at Drake Hotel in Chicago. Bookbinder's lists the soup as snapper soup in their own menu. Bookbinder soup Bookbinder's soup is a type of soup pioneered in the United States of America in 1893 when Samuel Bookbinder created Old Original Bookbinder's restaurant in Philadelphia. The soup is served at some other restaurants including the Drake Hotel in Chicago. The soup is tomato-based with typical stew vegetables such