Bridal Shower Food : Celery Soup
Ingredients
- 1 head of celery
- 1 pint of water
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- A small piece of mace
- 1 pint plus 2 tablespoons of milk
- one tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- Salt and pepper to season
Procedure
First cut the root off the celery, separate the sticks, wash the
celery well and then chop. Next put the celery into a pan and add the water. Bring
to the boil and simmer for approximately forty minutes, or until the celery is
tender.
In a small basin mix together two tablespoons of cold milk with
the flour. Now pour a pint of milk into a second saucepan and add the chopped
onion and the mace, bring to the boil and then, stirring continuously, add the
mixed flour and cold milk.
Cook for ten minutes, stirring occasionally.
Next leaving the celery in the pan and water in which it was cooked, mash the
celery. Now add the mashed celery to the boiling milk, add the butter and season
with salt and pepper. Strain and serve.A little cream may be added before
serving if liked.
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