⅛ teaspoon salt

3 cups White Stock III

1 small onion

3 stalks celery

3 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons flour

2 cups scalded milk

1 cup cream

Salt and pepper

Blanch, chop, and pound almonds in a mortar. Add gradually water and salt; then add stock, sliced onion, and celery, let simmer one hour, and rub through a sieve. Melt butter, add flour, and pour on gradually the hot liquor; then add milk, cream, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve with Mock Almonds.