Cut up onion and celery and puree in food processor.
Ls ayres tea room chicken velvet soup recipe.
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Ayres tearoom was known for its chicken velvet soup a cream soup with no vegetables visible and chopped whitemeat chicken.
This recipe takes me back to my childhood in the 1950 s when my mother and i would take an occasional shopping trip to indianapolis we lived in anderson in and have lunch in the ayre s tearoom.
My mother used to take me there when i was a little girl in the 60 s and this was my very favorite soup of all time.
Cook for 1 minute over medium high heat.
After cooking well add remaining ingredients.
I wanted to share the recipe for this beautiful dish.
Ayres tea room recipes and recollections published by the indiana state museum is.
The store closed in 1992.
Surprisingly it s not as heavy as you might imagine and tasty without being too salty like many canned cream soups are.
L s ayres tea room chicken velvet soup.
Add warm milk pint of hot chicken stock and warm cream.
You can get a cup or a bowl or have soup with half a sandwich.
It has been a classic and favorite for 110 years.
My husband purchased the recipe book for me while we were in the gift shop.
Add celery and onion puree recude heat to medium and cook until throughly softened but not browned.
Ayres tea room 3 4 cup butter 3 4 cup of flour 1 cup warm milk 1 pint hot chicken stock 1 cup warm cream 1 quart chicken stock.
Heat margarine to bubbling hot in a large heavy saucepan.
This soup was my favorite item on the menu.
Combine milk 1 pint of broth and the cream in a large pot.
I worked a couple blocks away and frequented the tea room for lunch.
Ayres department store in downtown indianapolis.
Melt butter in saucepan.
This is the exact recipe once used by the tea room at l.
Add flour to melted butter.
Ayres tea room recipes recollection.
Chicken velvet soup l s.
Combine butter and flour blending well.
Too many memories to share here but their chicken velvet soup stands out.