YOUR VERY OWN CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP

You will need ......1 chicken carcass, 1 peeled and quartered onion, bouquet garni, 1.2 litres of chicken stock, 150 gm of cooked chicken pieces (deboned), 300ml of milk, 50 gm of plain flour, 2 tbs of water, 1 tbs of lemon juice, 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste, 150 ml of cream, croutons to garnish. Place the chicken carcass in a pot along with the quartered onion and bouquet garni in the chicken stock and simmer for 1 hour. Then strain the liquid and return the liquid to the pot. Neatly slice the cooked chicken meat. Add the chicken meat and milk to the stock . Blend the flour with the water and slowly add to the stock, stirring all the time. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Season the soup with lemon juice, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stir in the cream and ladel into warmed soup bowls and garnish with croutons.