Wild Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 4 oz. Pkg Wild Rice, Cooked about 1 hour
6 T Margarine (butter = too rich?)
1 T minced onion
1/2 C flour
3 C chicken broth
1/3 C thin-sliced ham, cut into strips
1/2 C finely shredded carrot
3 T slivered almonds, finely chopped
1/2 t salt
1 C half and half
1 T white wine or cooking sherry
1 C skim milk
1 dash white pepper

Preparation

Rice should be mostly split when done, about 1 hour & 15 minutes. Saute onion in margarine, add flour and stir; stir into drained rice. Add broth gradually, then remaining ingredients. Bring to boil, simmer 5 minutes. If chilled or frozen to store, thin with milk when rewarming.