[recipe] Asparagus Cheese Soup

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This soup is very yummy and rich.

You can make this all year round with

frozen asparagus to recapture a feeling

of Spring.

 

Asparagus Cheese Soup

 

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

6 cups milk

4 cups fresh asparagus (1-inch pieces), cooked

and drained or 2 packages (10 oz.) frozen cut

asparagus, thawed

3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

4 tsp. minced fresh Thyme or 1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme

1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

optional additional shredded cheddar

 

In a 3 quart saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt

and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk and

bring to a boil. Boil and stir for two minutes.

Add asparagus and heat through. Reduce heat.

Add the cheese, thyme, and nutmeg. Cook until

cheese is melted, stirring frequently (do not boil).

Garnish with additional cheese if desired.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings (2 quarts)

 

~ pt ~

 

This has been our way: Spring for plowing and sowing;

Summer for strengthening the crop;

Autumn for grain's ripeness and for reaping;

Winter for consuming its goodness.

~ 'Cath Maige Tuired', from Caitlin Matthews,

'The Celtic Book of Days'