Cream Of Turkey Soup

Photo: flickr user VirtualErn

Ingredients

1 turkey carcass with some meat on the bones

1 teaspoon celery seed

2 stalks celery, diced

1 carrot, diced

1 onion, diced

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 cup mushrooms

1 teaspoon sage

1/2 cup slivered almonds

1 teaspoon thyme

1 teaspoon parsley flakes

3 whole cloves

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 bay leaf

1/8 teaspoon mace

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup cream

1/2 cup milk

2 cans chicken broth

2 tablespoons flour

2 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup sherry

Preparation

Cook vegetables and spices in butter until tender, about 6 minutes. Add to chicken broth and turkey carcass; add salt and pepper. Cover and simmer on low heat or in a crock pot on low until turkey is falling off the bones, 1-2 hours. Remove the bones and the bay leaf. Add the almonds, cream, sherry, milk, flour and butter. Heat to serving temperature. Note: If you prefer you can heat the cream and milk and flour and butter together as you would make a white sauce, add the wine and then add to the soup. Serves at least 6