3/4 lb. fresh mushrooms
1 cup of water
2 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic, chopped (optional)
2 tablespoons flour
4 cups milk
1/2 cup cream
a few gratings of nutmeg
salt and pepper

Put the mushrooms in a saucepan with 1 tablespoon of butter, a few gratings of nutmeg, garlic, salt, and pepper, and 1 cup of water; cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, then process in a blender or press through a food mill.

Cream 1 tablespoon of butter with 2 tablespoons of flour, add this to 4 cups of milk. When this thickens to the consistency of thin cream, add the mushrooms; just before serving add 1/2 cup of cream.

Serve with a pat of butter and milk or chowder crackers.

Submitted by: CM