Watercress Soup

Ingredients

• 1 quart chopped cress
• 1 quart stock
• 1 cup rich milk
• Scraping of 1 onion
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• Pepper and nutmeg to taste

Instructions

1. Wash cress thoroughly, and chop fine without removing stems. Mix cress and stock, cook about thirty minutes and rub through puree strainer. Add hot milk, onion, and flour which has been mixed with fat, and seasonings. Bring to boil and cook two minutes. Servings, 5.