Oyster Or Mushroom Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 medium onions, finely chopped
3 Tbsp. butter
4 Tbsp. flour
1 qt. chicken broth
1 qt. shucked oysters or 1 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced and browned
1 pt. light cream
salt, white pepper and powdered mace

Preparation

In soup pot, cook onions in butter very slowly over low heat until soft, but not browned.
Add flour; stir to blend.
Add chicken broth and liquid from oysters or mushrooms; simmer 5 minutes until thickened.
Add light cream and oysters or mushrooms; heat to simmer; do not boil.
Season with salt, pepper and mace (a favorite colonial seasoning, the yellow outer coating of nutmeg). Makes about 10 servings.