I wanted to share the recipe for this beautiful dish.
Ls ayres tea room chicken velvet soup recipe.
This was served in the tea room of l s ayres a well known department store in downtown indianapolis.
L s ayres tea room chicken velvet soup.
You can get a cup or a bowl or have soup with half a sandwich.
Cut up onion and celery and puree in food processor.
The tea room opens each year for holiday dining until jan.
Too many memories to share here but their chicken velvet soup stands out.
Combine butter and flour blending well.
This is the exact recipe once used by the tea room at l.
My husband purchased the recipe book for me while we were in the gift shop.
Ayres tea room 3 4 cup butter 3 4 cup of flour 1 cup warm milk 1 pint hot chicken stock 1 cup warm cream 1 quart chicken stock.
Surprisingly it s not as heavy as you might imagine and tasty without being too salty like many canned cream soups are.
Ayres tea room recipes recollection.
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Chicken velvet soup l s.
Ayres department store in downtown indianapolis.
Ayres tea room recipes and recollections published by the indiana state museum is.
After cooking well add remaining ingredients.
My mother used to take me there when i was a little girl in the 60 s and this was my very favorite soup of all time.
The store closed in 1992.
Add flour to melted butter.
Ayres tearoom was known for its chicken velvet soup a cream soup with no vegetables visible and chopped whitemeat chicken.
Add warm milk pint of hot chicken stock and warm cream.
Melt butter in saucepan.
Combine milk 1 pint of broth and the cream in a large pot.
It has been a classic and favorite for 110 years.
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Add celery and onion puree recude heat to medium and cook until throughly softened but not browned.
This soup was my favorite item on the menu.
I worked a couple blocks away and frequented the tea room for lunch.