Lettuce Soup

Ingredients and Instructions

2 tablespoon onion, minced

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 ds pepper

4 each chicken bouillon cubes

3 1/2 cup water, boiling

1 each lettuce, shredded

1 each egg yolk, slightly beaten

1/2 cup whipping cream

Saute onion in butter until gently golden. Stir in flour, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water; add to onion mixture slowly. Cook over medium heat. Stir until thickened. Add lettuce. Cover and let cook 3 minutes. Mix together egg yolk and cream. Stir 1/4 cup soup into yolk-cream mixture. Pour mixture into soup, stirring constantly. Cook over low heat, stirring, until soup comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Serve at once.