Creamy Asparagus And Chicken Soup

Ingredients

• 4 large bunches asparagus
• 1 piece bacon
• 1 large onion, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 quarts water
• 1 chicken, cut up
• Flour
• Butter
• Milk

Method

1. 1 Scrape asparagus, cut off 1 inch of tops, and soak in water. Chop the remaining stalks.
2. 2 Boil chopped stalks with bacon, onion, salt, pepper, and 2 quarts water until very soft.
3. 3 Pulp the mixture through a sieve and strain the cooking liquid back into the pot.
4. 4 Add the cut-up chicken and reserved asparagus tops; boil until cooked through.
5. 5 Thicken with a mixture of flour, butter, and milk, then serve hot.