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Hotel Roanoke (Virginia) Peanut Soup

2 quarts chicken broth

1 pint peanut butter

1 small onion, diced

1/2 cup ground peanuts

1/4 pound butter

1/3 tsp. celery salt

2 ribs celery, diced

1 tsp. salt

3 Tbsp. flour

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

Melt butter in a stockpot and add onion and celery. Saute for five minutes. Do not allow to brown. Add flour and mix well. Add hot chicken broth and cook for 30 minutes. Remove from stove, strain and add peanut butter, celery salt, salt and lemon juice. Sprinkle ground peanuts on soup just before serving. Serves 10.

[Joya]

Thanks much. When I was ten, my dad was transferred from the west coast to the east coast. His job sent my mom and him on a house hunting trip ahead of time, and at one of their first meals on that trip, they were served peanut soup. My mother was surprised at how good it was. Thank you for the recipe. Have a very blessed day.