Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin Soup

4 TBS margin or butter

1 onion – chopped

1 med. Leek (If the onion is large, then I leave out the leek)

4 cups pumpkin

4 cups chicken broth (I like to use Cream of Mushroom Soup)

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. curry

¼ tsp. nutmeg

¼ tsp. ginger

¼ tsp. pepper

1 bay leaf

1 cup half & half (I just use evaporated milk)

Sate onions and leek in butter. Put everything except the half & half in a pot and cook. Add half & half just at the end. This can all be done in a crock-pot too. You can serve it this way or put it through a blender to make it smooth.

I got this recipe from my mother-in-law, complete with her notes. I don't particularly care for mushrooms, so I just use the broth (she doesn't replace all 4 cups with the mushroom soup, just one can worth). I have heard rumors that the blended version came about because she had some children that wouldn't eat it if they knew it contained onions.