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      Title: Quick Mussel Soup
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      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1    Onion; chopped
      1    Leek; finely sliced
      1    Stalk celery; finely chopped
      2 tb Butter
      3    Cloves garlic; crushed
    1/2 ts Sage
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/3 c  Chopped parsley
      2 c  Shelled mussels, drained;
           .. reserving liquid
  1 1/4 c  Dry white wine
      2 c  Fish broth
      1 tb Butter; softened
      1 tb Flour
 
  In large pot, brown onion, leek, and celery in 2
  tb butter. Add garlic, sage, salt, and parsley.
  Stir in reserved mussel liquid, wine and broth;
  bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Mold
  softened butter and flour together to form a ball;
  add this in small bits to soup, stirring
  constantly until soup is smooth. Add mussels; heat
  through. Serve.
 
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