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Reduce sh heat to YC freshly gated Parmesan cheese _—_mediunvlow, cove, cook about 30 minutesBratton’s Boston Clam Chowder By: Margie Skinner 3:6 4 02.cans minced clams "ec onion chopped Te. diced celery | 2 diced potato Ye. buter %e. flow | Letep. salt Dash of pepper ‘tsp. sugar ‘Dain juice from clams, pour over chopped vegetables, add water wo cover. Simmer until ‘ade, approximately 20 min. Melt utter in heavy sauce pan, add lou slowly, mix well ‘add milk (1-2 quarts) and cook uni thick, string constantly. Add undrained vegetables and clams and heat through. Season with sal, pepper and sugar. Add milk if thinner ‘consistency is desired. **halfand half, whole milk, or 2% canbe used Broccoli Cheese Soup By Kristen Coltrin “pound buter melted 1 tbsp. onion- grated 1 stalk celery finely diced carr pated Ke flour 2. chick bro 2e. milk ou, Velveeta cheese 10 ou. Frozen chopped broccoli Salt and pepper to tste In saucepan, sauté in butter onion, celery, and carrot until soft, (about 2 minutes). Add flour cok fora minute or unt mixture is thick. Add broth and milk tr uni smooth. DO NOT BOIL! Add cheese: sir unl meted. Add broccoli and seasonings stir unl fended. Serve hot thawed & drainedMixed Up Ham n’ Bean Soup By Carolyn Vance 2.C(1 pound) mixed dried bean soup 1 (28 ounce) can whole fomstoes, undrained BC water ‘ct up oF 2 bates of tomatoes 14C G medium) onions 2 thi powder (optional) Lesa 2 T lemon juice ‘at pepper 2.C cubed bam or 1 bam bone or 1 ham tock Inalarge pot combine beans and water. Cook over medium heat unl water comes to = ful bo, Boil? minutes; remove fom bes. Cove, let stand | hour. Add Iam, onions, ‘at, and pepper to beans. Cover, cook over low heat until heans are tender (about 2 ours. Add emining ingredicns, Cover; continue to cook until favors are Hended (about 1 hou). Season to taste. Chunky Chicken n° Corn Chowder 6 shes bacon, cut into Linch pies Yt popper | medium onion, chopped 21C eabed cooked chicken (optional) 3 Talkpurpose flour 1 (10 ounce) package frozen whole emt 5 C chicken broth com 1 bead ealilowereut up 1 died sage Raves {Ina large pot cook bacon over modium heat until browned and crisp (6 to 8 minute), ‘With stotted spoon remove bacon; se aside. Add onion te bacon drippings; cook over ‘medium beat, sting occasionally nt tender (to 4 minutes). Str in four uni ‘smooth and bubbly (1 minute). Str in chicken broth, cauliflower, sage and pepper. ‘Cover; continue cooking until eaulilower i fork tender (15 t0 20 minutes). Add all reining ingredients except bacon, Heat through (7 to 8 minutes). Top each serving swith bacon, Vegetable Ground Beef Soup By Carolyn Vance 1 pound ground beef 4 C water or beef broth 53 C sed eabhege 1 @8 ounce) can whole tomatoes or 2 bottles 2.C (2 medium) seed" inch carots of tomatoes 1 head cauliflower siced Yinch 2 bay leaves 1.C( media) thinly shed onion tsk YC chopped fresh parsley Yt ground pepper Ina large pot, cook ground beef on medium het, stirring occasionally, unl browned (8 to 12 minutes), Dean of fat; tir in all emining ingredients. Reduce beat to medium; ‘continue cooking, tzting occasionally, until veuetables ae tender (30 to 40 rsinutes). Remove bay avesHomemade Chicken Noodle Soup By Vielé Rasmussen 10. Water Beabes chicken holon 14 Tbs Turkey of chicken already cooked) Boil a fev minutes. Then ade | pkg. Frozen Homemade egy noodles (you find them inthe frozen section by the trellini) ‘Cook 1 minutes. Ten a Te, grated earots ‘c-chopped celery 1 med chopped onion ‘Mix I cube melted buter and Yc. flour. Then add to soup. Also ad sp pepper. Salt taste, Potato Soup By Annete Christensen 2-14 02, cans ofehicken broth ‘OR 28 oz water w 5-6 bouillon cubes {es chopped celery Yee ebopped onion Se diced posses (5-6 large one) 1 gt al anhalt Lisp salt Lp. pepper %e margarine Ye four 2. grated cheddar cheese Cook celery onion, and potatos in broth until tender. Melt butter, add flour, and add to soup. Then, add and %, salt and pepper and cheese. Simmer 3-4 minutes. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese und chives. Serves 8 10 people. ‘Taco Soup By: Beth Rasmussen 1 can kidney beans (drained) can corn (can drain if you wish to have thicker soup, also ean use frozen) 1 ibhambarger can stewed tomatoes | pk. taco seasoning Cook amburger and drain of grease. Add rest of ingredients and cook on low o place on crock pot 4 hours ‘Served with sour cream and cheese oa top.