Hello All!
I saw the weather forcasts for the Eastern States this lunchtime. With lots 
of snow forecast, it looks as if winter has arrived.  With that in mind, here 
are some good warming soup recipes - 3 winter ones, and one for next spring. 
There are some close similarities between them and you may think all English 
soups demand the same ingredients. Never fear, different ones will follow.
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      Title: Artichoke Soup
 Categories: Starters, Soups, Vegetables, British
      Yield: 6 Servings
      1 tb Lemon juice
           Cold water
      1 kg Jerusalem artichokes
     60 g  Butter
      1 md Onion; sliced
           Salt & pepper
    900 ml White stock
    600 ml Milk
    150 ml Double cream (heavy)
           Parmesan Cheese
           Croutons
  Put the lemon juice into a basinful of cold water. Wash the artichokes
  (Jerusalem artichokes are a root vegetable); peel and put them at once
  into the acidulated water in order to keep them white. Melt the
  butter in a saucepan, and as soon as it is hot, drain the artichokes
  well and add them to the butter with the peeled and sliced onion.
  Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook gently for 5 minutes, turning
  them; they must not brown at all.
    Add the stock gradually and simmer gently until the artichokes are
  quite soft. Do not drain. Rub through a fine sieve or blend them,
  return to the saucepan and add the milk. Season well. Bring just to
  boiling point, stir in the cream and serve very hot with croutons
  (toast) and finely grated parmesan cheese.
  Recipe "The Cookery of England" Elizabeth Ayrton ISBN 0-14-046819-6
    Mmed IMH c/o Georges' Home BBS 2:323/4.4
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All the Best
Ian
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