Soak dried mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes. In the mean time sautee garlic and onions in butter until soft. When soft finely chop dried mushroom. I use fo od processor for onions, garlic and mushrooms so it goes pretty fast. Save mushr oom water. add mushrooms to onion, garlic mix. Cook for 5 minutes. Add flour and stir until incoporated. Add quarter cup of the mushroom water to the cooked vegaeta ble. Stir until incorporated. Carefully pour mushroom water into soup leaving so lids and about half of liqiud in bowl. There are often sand particles in this soa king water. Dispose of this left over water. Add pepper and beef base. Cook at m edium heat for about 5 minutes. Add Cream and heat until warm.