Brown Flour Potato Soup

Subject: Brown Flour Potato Soup Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:57 pm

Brown-Flour Potato Soup

3 cups diced, pared potatoes (1 lb)

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 quart milk

1/4 cup unsifted all purpose flour

1 tbsp butter or margarine

2 tsps salt

1/8 tsp pepper

2 hard cooked eggs, chopped

1 tbsp chopped parsley

In large saucepan, bring 1 inch lightly salted water to boiling

Add potatoes and onion, cook, covered, until tender about 10 minutes

Add milk, bring to boiling

Meanwhile, in small, heavy skillet, slowly heat flour, stirring, until flour is light golden

Blend in butter

Stir, over low heat, until mixture is well browned

Stir browned flour into milk, bring to boiling

Reduce heat, and simmer until slightly thickened

Add salt, pepper, and chopped egg

Sprinkle with parsley

Serve hot

Makes 6 servings