Salmon Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 to 3 heads salmon
chunk fresh salmon meat
2 large sliced onions
peppercorns
2 bay leaves
salt to taste
12 oz. half and half
2 cubed potatoes
cubed carrots
green peas
chopped dill

Preparation

Place first 6 ingredients in large kettle.
Add water to cover.
Bring to boil.
Skim foam.
Reduce to simmer and cook approximately 1/2 hour until fish is very tender.
Strain through colander, saving fish stock.
Cook fresh vegetables in water until just tender.
Drain.
Return fish stock to kettle.
Add half and half and heat to boiling.
Add vegetables and chunked salmon that was cooked in stock.
(Discard heads, skin and bones.) Season to taste.
Serve with pat of butter and chopped fresh dill.