Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Cream of Potato Soup

 Potatoes fresh from the garden!


 Boiling Potatoes
 Boiling potatoes and onions with fresh water

 Crispy Bacon!
Mashing Potatoes together
Cream of Potato Soup
from: Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens
 Ingredients:
6 good sized potatoes                              1/8 teaspoon celery salt
1 large onion                                            Grate of nutmeg (optional)
1 tablespoon flour                                    2 cups rich milk or thin cream
1/8 teaspoon white pepper                       1 tablespoon minced parsley   
1 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Peel and slice potatoes and onion; cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Drain off water and add fresh. boiling water, cook until soft, then press through sieve. Rub butter and flour together and stir into soup until well blended. season to taste with white pepper; salt, celery salt and nutmeg. In a separate pan heat the milk and add the potatoes. Bring to the boiling point and serve. Garnish with parsley.

Enjoy!

Report and comments:
This was my first time making this soup, and every thing went well. Instead of peeling the potatoes I felt the skin on and it tasted just as good. We had relatives over that night and they all said it was Delicious. My Uncle Tom even went for seconds.

1 comment:

  1. I love the look of the soup in the blue "delft" bowls. :)

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