Originally Posted by sewer rat

Made some cream of cucumber soup today - and though I say so myself, it was bloody good. Before i put the recipe to you, I will say that it says 4 oz of cucumber - bollox, I put a whole 1lb cuke in !

Melt 2oz butter in pan.
Cut and finely dice cucumber (washed but not peeled) and put in pan with butter. Cook for two mins ensuring cuke is coated with butter. Add 1oz of plain flour and cook for further two minutes. Then remove from heat and stir in half pint of stock (chicken or veggie - you choose) and 1pt whole milk - add these gradually and alternate between the two, stirring all the while. Return to heat and bring to boil, still stirring. When soup is boiled and lookin' good and you're gettin' hungry, remove from heat again. In a small bowl mix the yolk of one egg with 2 tablespoons of single cream - add to soup, stir will, ladle into bowl, garnish with some chopped parsley or very thinly sliced cuke, eat and enjoy.