1/2 cup onions
3 tbsp butter
2 cup mashed cooked pumpkin
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground pepper
3 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup light cream
Directions
Chop the onions and gently brown in the butter in a pan or kettle. Put
mashed pumpkin into onions in pan with the salt, sugar, nutmeg and
pepper. Slowly add chicken broth and heat thoroughly, but do not
boil. To serve, pour into a tureen and add the cream. Makes 4 to 6
small servings.
The Story Inn, Story, Indiana
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Pumpkin; Soup; Squash; Vegetable
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