Wild Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 Tbsp. minced onion
1/2 c. flour
3 c. chicken broth
2 c. cooked wild rice
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. half and half
2 Tbsp. dry sherry (optional)
snipped parsley or chives

Preparation

Melt butter in saucepan; saute onion until tender.
Blend in flour; gradually stir in broth.
Cook, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil; boil and stir 1 minute.
Stir in rice and salt; simmer about 5 minutes.
Blend in half and half and sherry; heat to serving temperature.
Garnish with parsley.
Makes 5 1/2 cups.