Cream Of Mushroom Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
6 tablespoons margarine
3 cups button mushrooms
1/2 cup flour
2 1/2 cups chicken stock
salt and pepper
1 pinch ground mace
2 1/2 cups milk
1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice
2/3 cup cream
French fried onion rings (garnish) (optional)

Preparation

Fry onions& garlic in margarine in a heavy pot until soft.
Roughly chop about 3/4's of the mushrooms, add to the pot& fry until soft.
Stir in the flour until well mixed, gradually add stock& bring to a boil.
Lower heat, add seasonings& mace and simmer for 15- 20 minutes.
Liquidize the soup in a blender& return to the pot.
Finely chop remaining mushrooms& add to the soup along with the milk.
Bring back to the boil, reduce heat& simmer for 10 minutes.
Add lemon juice& cream and reheat.
DO NOT BOIL.
Ladle into bowls& garnish with onion rings, if desired.