Martha Washington's Cucumber Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups cucumbers, sliced thin
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 slice onion
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups milk, hot

Recipe

• 1 parboil the cucumber slices for 10 minutes.
• 2 while doing this, put the chicken stock in a kettle and let it simmer.
• 3 drain the cucumber slices and add them to the chicken stock.
• 4 add the slice of onion.
• 5 cook until the cucumbers and onion are soft.
• 6 remove vegetables from the kettle and press through a strainer.
• 7 put back into the chicken stock. now blend the butter and the flour.
• 8 add this to the soup to thicken, strirring continuously.
• 9 season with the salt and pepper.
• 10 lastly, stir in the hot milk.
• 11 strain and serve while piping hot.