Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 c (1 stick) butter Pinch of sugar
1 lb Snow peas, strings removed Pinch of freshly grated
2 c Chicken stock or canned -nutmeg
-broth Salt freshly ground white
1 c Whipping cream Pepper
1/4 tb Minced fresh mint 1/4 lb Bay shrimp

Melt 1/4 C butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add snow
peas and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add stock and bring to
boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.. Transfer to blender and
purse. Return soup to saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low.
Add cream and heat through. Add mint, sugar and nutmeg. Season with
salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
Reheat before continuing.) Stir in remaining 1/4 C butter. Divide
shrimp among 4 warm bowls. Ladle soup into bowls. Serve immediately.

Bon Appetit/August/89 Scanned fixed by Di and Gary

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