Lettuce And Bacon Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb thick slab bacon
1/4 cup flour
1 cup low-fat milk
3 cups cold water
2 eggs, beaten
10 cups leafy lettuce, washed and torn

Preparation

In a large skillet fry the bacon until fully cooked but not crisp.
Remove bacon and fat from skillet, then return 1/4 cup of the fat to the pan.
Stirring constantly, add the flour and brown in fat to a deep golden brown.
Add the water carefully as it will splatter some (I find it splatters less if I dump all the water in quickly) and stir well. Then add the milk and bring to a rolling boil stirring frequently.
Add the lettuce and cut up bacon to the browned fat and flour mixture.
Bring back to a rolling boil, stirring contantly.
Add eggs to mixture making sure to stir it thoughout the soup.
Reduce heat to low and continue to cook for about 1/2 hour (until lettuce is cooked down).