Cream Of Asparagus Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. fresh asparagus, tough edges trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 c. chicken stock plus 2 1/2 c. chicken stock
1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. flour
1/3 c. light cream
1/4 tsp. black pepper
lemon wedges for garnish

Preparation

Cook asparagus in 1 cup of stock until tender.
Melt butter in deep saucepan.
Remove from heat.
Stir in flour.
Add 2 1/2 cups stock, a little at a time.
Cook, stirring, until slightly thickened.
Stir in cream, pepper and cooked asparagus with liquid.
Heat through.
Serve hot with lemon wedges to squeeze over top of soup.
Serves 6.