Bongo Bongo Soup

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             FOOD FUNNY
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Thanks to Betty Mittler for this true food funny:

My father was a Kellogg's Corn Flakes fanatic. He had the same breakfast
every day and woe to anyone who tried to tamper with that. When he was
in his early 80s he was hospitalized for cancer. As he entered the
hospital in the late afternoon, he missed filling out the menu for the
next day. He awoke to a breakfast of oatmeal and toast. He complained to
us that "they are trying to poison me." After that he got his corn flakes.

The third day he was in the hospital his complaint was that the nurses
had noticed the beginning of bed sores and were putting lotion on his
skin. The last straw was when he saw the label on the lotion bottle - it
contained colloidal oatmeal. He ranted "They couldn't get me to eat
their oatmeal so now they are trying to push it in through the skin."

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             TODAY'S RECIPE
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This soup was created by Vic Bergeron, owner of the namesake Trader
Vic's chain of restaurants. He said it was based on a dish he ate in New
Zealand during World War II.

Bongo Bongo Soup

4 cups (1 L) half-and-half or milk
10 oz (280 g) shucked oysters with their liquor
10 oz (280 g) frozen chopped spinach, thawed
2 Tbs (30 ml) melted butter
1 tsp (5 ml) A-1 steak sauce
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Cayenne pepper to taste
2 Tbs (30 ml) cornstarch (cornflour) dissolved in
2 Tbs (30 ml) water
1/4 cup (60 ml) heavy cream, whipped

Combine the half-and-half, oysters, spinach, and butter in a saucepan
and bring to a simmer. Puree in an electric blender and return to the
pot. Add the steak sauce, salt, pepper, cayenne, and the cornstarch
mixture and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Divide the soup
between 4 to 6 bowls and top each with a dollop of whipped bream. Place
under a preheated broiler until the cream is lightly browned.
Serves 4 to 6.
Received on Mon May 12 20:54:20 2008