"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...
> Syssi wrote:
>
>>> have a favorite cold soup to recommend?
>>
>> Yes, quite a few. The strawberry and the melon ones are my FAVORITE....
>> thanks for the reminder to start making them again. 1000 apologies for
>> not having all of the authors listed... it's a long story.
> <snip>
>> Strawberry Tropical Soup
>>
>> 3 c strawberries
>> 1 c frozen cherries
>> 4 c strawberry juice (made from frozen concentrate)
>> 2 TBSP clover honey
>> 1/2 c fresh lime juice
>> 1/2 c sweet white wine
>> 1/2 c light cream
>> 2 TBSP cornstarch
>> 2 TBSP cold water
>> 1/2 c sour cream
>>
>> Mix cornstarch in 2 TBSP cold water. Simmer strawberry juice, honey, lime
>> juice and white wine until mixture thickens. Stir occasionally as it is
>> cooling. Put strawberries and cream with chilled mixture and blend until
>> smooth. Strain through a strainer. Mix in thawed cherries. Add a dollop
>> of
>> sour cream to each serving.
>
> I'll be getting a big box of Rainier cherries from Harry & David in a
> couple
> weeks. I think I'll try making this soup using some of those cherries and
> using coconut milk instead of light cream.
>
> Thanks for the recipes!
>
> Bob =============

You are most welcome and that sounds like a delicious version!! Rainier
cherries rock (as does coconut milk in everything!).
--
Syssi