Recipe: Cream of Banana Soup

INGREDIENTS

1 quart green banana pulp
1-1/2 quarts chicken stock
1 small celery stalk
1/2 onion
1 carrot
1 small bay leaf
5 peppercorns
Salt to taste
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup butter
1 pint cream, or milk

1.Cook banana pulp, stock and seasonings together for about one-half hour until the mixture thickens.
2.Strain over the flour and butter which have been combined as for a white sauce. Cook until thickened. 3.
Just before serving add the milk or cream. Heat. Serve with a slice of lemon on each plate as a garnish

Yield: 10 servings