Artichoke Soup Recipe 1

• 1½ pounds artichokes
• 1½ ounces butter
• 1 quart water or water in which artichokes were boiled
• 1 pint milk
• 1 ounce flour
• Seasoning of pepper and salt

1. Wash and peel the artichokes. Cut them into small pieces.
2. Saute them in butter for five minutes; add the boiling water and cook until the artichokes are tender--about twenty minutes.
3. Rub through a hair-sieve; return to the saucepan.
4. Mix the flour smoothly with a little of the milk and add it to the soup when boiling.
5. Cook for five minutes.
6. Add the rest of the milk.
7. Season and serve.

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