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Asparagus Soup

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1 lb Asparagus 1 pinch of Sugar 1 tbs Butter 2 oz flour 1 Cup chicken of beef stock 1 pinch of nutmeg 1 egg yolk 1 tbs liquid cream/half and half 1 bunch of fresh green onions Wash and peal the asparagus, remove any hard parts and cut it in little pieces. Bring a pot of salted water to a rolling boil and add the asparagus and a pinch of sugar. Boil till the asparagus is nice and soft, drain but be sure to save about one and 3/4 th  cups of the asparagus broth and set aside. Melt the butter in a pot and add the flour. Stir the mixture until the flour is incorporated, and then cooked until at least the point where a raw flour taste is no longer apparent. Add asparagus broth and stock. Bring the soup to a nice boil and season to taste with salt and nutmeg and thicken it with the liquid cream/half and half and egg yolk. Add the parboiled asparagus bits and  fresh chopped green onion.  If you need to thicken add some flour in 1/4 cup warm water before...