Cream of Asparagus Soup

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups asparagus, cut up
  • 1/2 onion, cut up
  • 1 t. lemon juice
  • 1/8 t. ground mace
  • a few dashes of pepper

Directions

Flavor with Mrs Dash Table Blend (or you favorite seasoning)

1 1/2 cups no salt chicken broth until tender about 10 minutes.

Cook all these together for about 10 minutes.

With a stick blender (you can use a blender, but you must be very careful–this is hot!!)–Blend until no pieces of asparagus or onion remain. Pour into extra bowl.

In the hot sauce pan:

Melt 2 T. butter

Then add 2 T. flour- use whisk to mix and let brown a little.

Add 1 cup milk and whisk until thickened.

Add the asparagus mixture carefully (hot!) and whisk. Heat until warm.

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