Cream Of Chicken Soup(Servings:  8)  
["1 whole hen", "3 carrots", "2 onions", "1 whole leek", "1 rib celery", "2 cloves garlic", "6 mushrooms", "1 lemon", "thyme to taste", "bay leaf to taste", "salt to taste", "2 Tbsp. flour", "1 stick butter", "1 1/2 pt. heavy cream"]
["Cut the hen.", "Peel, wash and cut the vegetables.", "Saute slightly the vegetables and the hen.", "Add the flour and pour water to cover.", "Add the spices.", "Let cook.", "Strain through a China cap (small hole strainer).", "Add cream and butter to sauce.", "Season to taste.", "Garnish:", "Julienne strips of hen and mushrooms that have been sauteed slightly in butter."]
["hen", "carrots", "onions", "leek", "celery", "garlic", "mushrooms", "lemon", "thyme", "bay leaf", "salt", "flour", "butter", "heavy cream"]