(Cream of Lettuce Soup)

Ingredients

• •2 lettuces
• •1 small onion
• •1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste
• •1 ounce margarine
• •3 ounces flour
• •2 teaspoons top of milk
• •1 1/2 pints milk
• •1 teaspoon corn flour

Directions

1. 1Finely shred lettuce and onion. Melt margarine, add lettuce and onion, cover and stew gently for 10 minutes. Draw aside, add flour and mix.
2. 2Scald milk, pour it on to the lettuce and add seasonings. Simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
3. 3Liquidize and/or pass through sieve. Return to pan, add corn flour mixed with the top of milk, and bring to just boiling.
4. 4Serve. Maybe served cold on a hot night.