Finnish Beer Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups dark beer
6 cups milk
8 tablespoons flour
8 tablespoons water
1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
3 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
crouton

Preparation

Place the beer and milk in seperate saucepans and heat.
In a bowl combine the flour and water to make a smooth paste, then stir into milk.
Add the ginger, sugar and salt to the beer.
Remove the two pans from the stove and beat the hot milk mixture into the beer, a little at a time. The soup should be frothy.
Serve at once in small bowls; top with croutons.