Broccoli Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

13 oz. butter
13 oz. flour
1 gal. hot water
5 oz. chicken base
2 lb. and 8 oz. chopped broccoli
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/6 tsp. red pepper
1 qt. half and half

Preparation

Melt butter.
Add flour, stirring until cooked 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in water, chicken base, broccoli, salt, nutmeg and red pepper.
Heat to boiling.
Drop heat to medium, boil about 7 minutes until broccoli is tender.
Add the half and half.
Mix well.