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Cream of Mushroom Soup

This soup is inspired and dedicated to my aunt,Geeta athai (paternal aunt) My aunt,PGT,Biology and The Eco-Club of D.T.E.A. Sr.Sec.School, Moti Bagh [II], New Delhi, India, had successfully cultivated a type of edible mushroom “Pleurotus florida” totally on bio-degradable waste like hay, fallen leaves, waste paper, rags, kitchen waste etc. I quote from an interview “We started this project hoping to utilise the waste that a space like a school creates: like plastic bags, newspapers and kitchen waste. We started growing mushrooms on newspaper scraps and kitchen waste in 2007. It was a success,” A great cook,herself,I made the soup first from the 1st crop grown from the seedsshe sent Appa.And the soup was delicious! Serves 4 Ingredients Button Mushrooms(preferable)-200 gms Oyster mushrooms may also be used Garlic- 10 cloves Onion shoots (shredded)-3 to 4 Water(to boil)-600 ml. Butter/ Olive oil-2 tbsp Salt-to taste Pepper-to taste Cornflour-1 1/2 tbsp Milk-200 ml(atleast) Cream- 1 tbsp G