Cream of Curried Vegetable and Split Pea Soup
INGREDIENTS:
3 tb Butter or margarine
3 tb Flour
3 c Milk
1 1/2 ts Salt
2 md Cucumbers
1 c Boiling water
1/2 ts Grated onion
3 tb Butter or margarine
3 tb Flour
3 c Milk
1 1/2 ts Salt
2 md Cucumbers
1 c Boiling water
1/2 ts Grated onion
Melt butter in top of double boiler over direct heat. Add flour gradually and blend well. Add milk slowly, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Add salt. Place over boiling water and continue to cook. Meanwhile, peel and cut the cucumber into small pieces. Cook in the boiling water until just tender, about 5 minutes. Add white sauce to cucumbers and their liquid, flavor with onion and serve at once. 4 servings
NOTE: A delicious version of this soup may be made by substituting 1 1/2 cups of richly flavored chicken broth for 1 1/2 cups of the milk.
NOTE: A delicious version of this soup may be made by substituting 1 1/2 cups of richly flavored chicken broth for 1 1/2 cups of the milk.