Recipe: Potato Skin Soup

Title: Potato Skin Soup
Categories: Soups/stews, Vegetables, German
Yield: 6 servings

1 Onion, chopped * Wash the potatoes
4 tb Butter -carefully and peel, not too
4 c Stock made from chicken or -thinly.
-beef bones or bouillon Put the peeled potatoes in
Cubes -cold water and reserve for
Light cream if necessary Other uses.
Parsley or chives to garnish

The peelings from 2 pounds of potatoes *

Cook the chopped onion and potato skins in the butter until they are
tender. Add the stock; bring to a boil.

Remove the soup from the stove and blend on high speed. Reheat, adding
light cream if it is too thick. Serve sprinkled with parsley or chives. On
special occasions, try a teaspoon of chopped walnuts sprinkled over the
soup instead of the parsley or chives.

Serves four.

[THE EVENING SUN: October 31, 1990]

Posted by Fred Peters.