Cream Of Asparagus Soup No. 2 Recipe  1 bundle asparagus  4 cups milk  3 tablespoons flour  Salt, pepper  2 tablespoons butter 
  Wash the asparagus, and cook in boiling salted water, boiling gently thirty minutes. Take from the water, cut off the tips, and put them into the serving dish; press the remainder through a colander. 
  Scald the milk, melt the butter, add the flour, and pour on gradually the scalded milk. Cook thoroughly, stirring frequently. 
  Add the two mixtures, reheat, season to taste, strain 
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