Recipe - Cream Of Broccoli Soup With Cheese

6 cup Water
10 ounce Pkg. fresh or frozen
Broccoli
Three fourths cup Finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon White pepper
1 teaspoon Garlic powder
8 ounce Velveeta cheese, shredded
1 pt Half and half
One fourth cup Butter
1/3 cup Allpourpose flour
One half cup Cold water

In a threequart saucepan bring 5 cups water to a boil; add broccoli and
onion and boil 10 to 12 minutes. Add seasonings and cheese: stir until
cheese melts. Add halfandhalf and butter; stir and heat to boiling.
Slowly andd One half cup water to flour, stirring until texture is smooth.
Slowly add to hot misture, stirring rapidly. Cook and stir until soup is
the consistency of heavy cream.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

SOURCE: Cooking with Class, JoNell McClary