Recipe - Celery And Apricot Soup

1 pound Celery
4 ounce Onion
4 ounce Dried apricots
1 One half teaspoon Vegetable oil
1 One half pt Vegetable stock
One half teaspoon Salt
Pepper, to taste

Trim the celry, wash & thinly slice. Peel & finely
chop the onion. Finely chop the apricots.

Heat oil. Add celery & onion, cover & saute, without
browning, for 10 minutes. Shake the pan occasionally
to prevent sticking.

Add apricots, stock & seasonings. Bring to a boil,
cover & simmer for 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly
before blending in a blender. Return to a pan &
reheat. Serve hot.

Elizabeth Brand, "Vegetables"

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini