|  Mushroom soup
Serves 3
 
 Ingredients
 100g/ ¼lb. mushrooms15g/ ½ 0z margarine
 half a small onion
 500ml/1pt water
 1 chicken stock cube
 salt and pepper
 1 level tablespoon plain flour or conflour
 125ml/ ¼ milk
 Method
 Carefully wash the mushrooms in cold water slice one of them very thinly to use as a garnish, and roughly chop the rest, peel and chop the onionm elt the margarine in a pan and gently fry the vegetables for 5 minutes
 add 
water, stock cube, salt and pepper
 bring to the boil and simmer with the lid on for 25 minutes
 mix the flour with the milk until smooth, pour into the pan and boil for a few minutes
 blend for a few seconds until smooth (or sieve). Check the seasoning
Serve in a warm soup tureen, garnished with mushroom slices
 
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