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Almond soup

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Ingredients:
225 gramsSweet almonds, blanched
-- (8 oz)
3 Hard-boiled egg yolks
1 literChicken stock (2 pints)
50 grams"Beurre manie", made with
--25 g butter and 25 g flour
-- (2 oz)
1 1/2 dlCream (1/3 pint)
Salt
White pepper
Procedures:
1F.&r.dahl: "this delicate soup, popular 100 years ago, is now unusual.
2On no account should it be liquidized at any stage, as that ruins the texture"
3mince the almonds and, using a pestle and mortar, reduce to a paste with the egg yolks and a little stock, to stop them oiling.
4bring the stock up to simmering point in a saucepan and whisk in the beurre manie.
5When that has dissolved, whisk in the almond paste.
6cook gently for 30 minutes.
7strain through a sieve, add the cream, season with salt and pepper, heat gently and serve.