Chilled cream of cucumber soup

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 mediums Cucumbers; peeled & diced
1 cup Water
1 small Onion; sliced
2 teaspoons Salt
⅛ teaspoon Black pepper
¾ cup Heavy cream
1 tablespoon Chopped chives
4 tablespoons Flour
2 cups Chicken broth
2 Whole cloves

Directions

Cook cucumbers, water, onion, salt & pepper until cucumbers are tender. Put in blender until smooth. Dissolve flour in ½ cup chicken stock. Combine with pureed cucumber, remaining chicken broth & cloves. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it boils. Boil for 2 minutes. Chill.

Before serving, remove cloves, add cream & finely chopped chives.

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From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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