ByerlyS Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 6 Tbsp butter
• 1 Tbsp minced onion
• 12 c flour
• 3 c chicken broth
• 2 c cooked wild rice
• 12 tsp salt
• 1 c half and half
• 2 Tbsp dry sherry optional
• 13 c minced ham
• 13 c finely shredded carrots
• 3 Tbsp chopped slivered almonds
• parsley garnish

Directions

1. Melt butter in saucepan
2. Saute onion until tender
3. Blend in flour
4. Gradually stir in broth
5. Cook stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil
6. Boil and stir 1 minute
7. Stir in rice salt ham carrots and almonds
8. Simmer about 5 minutes
9. Blend in half and half and sherry
10. Heat to serving temperature
11. Garnish with parsley
12. Yield
13. 5 12 cups