nettle: Nettle soup

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1 7 Traditional Nettle Soup
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1 For the serious nettle hacker, here is a recipe for nettle soup.  4
1 servings.
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1      1 liter fresh nettles (urtica dioica)
1      2 tablespoons butter
1      3 tablespoons flour
1      1 liter stock (meat or vegetable)
1      1/2 teaspoon salt
1      a tad white pepper
1      some cream or milk
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1    Gather 1 liter fresh nettles.  Use gloves!  Small, tender shoots are
1 preferable but the tops of larger nettles can also be used.
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1    Rinse the nettles very well.  Boil them for 10 minutes in lightly
1 salted water.  Strain the nettles and save the water.  Hack the nettles.
1 Melt the butter and mix in the flour.  Dilute with stock and the
1 nettle-water you saved earlier.  Add the hacked nettles.  If you wish
1 you can add some milk or cream at this stage.  Bring to a boil and let
1 boil for a few minutes.  Season with salt and pepper.
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1    Serve with boiled egg-halves.
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