Altschul Recipe Database: Cream of Mushroom Soup

Recipe: Cream of Mushroom Soup
This is a Side Dish.
Full Recipe: Fannie Farmer Cookbook (p. 119)
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mushrooms (baby bella, small quantity of exotic)
cream
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 pound mushrooms, chopped fine
1 tbsp flour
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup cream
salt and pepper to taste

Melt the butter in a pot and add the onion and mushrooms. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with flour and cook for a few minutes more. Slowly add the stock and heat, stirring, until it reaches the boiling point. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the cream, add salt and pepper to taste, and reheat before serving.