Winter Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

some tarragon
4 slices bacon in
4 tb butter
2 c leeks
1 1/2 c onions
1 c celery
1 1/2 ts tarragon
1/2 ts thyme
5 c chicken stock
2 1/2 c potatoes
1 lb spinach
1/8 sliv
1 1/2 c carrots
1 1/2 c cabbage

Instructions

min). 4. add half the spinach and the cabbage, simmer 1 minute. 5. Remove from heat. Puree half the soup in a food processor or blender & return to pot. 6. Simmer over low heat and add the remaining spinach and the cream. Heat well but don't boil. Adjust seasoning and serve. Recipe found in "The New Basics" cookbook Lulins/Rossi *ingredients added by me! Mark in NJ