Chilled lemon soup
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | pint | Vegetable stock | 
| ½ | pint | Dry cider | 
| 2 | ounces | Short-grain brown rice | 
| Salt & pepper | ||
| 2 | eaches | Lemons, juiced, rind grated | 
| 2 | tablespoons | Chives, snipped | 
| 4 | eaches | Thin lemon slices to garnish | 
Directions
Simmer the stock, coder & rice in a covered pot with salt, pepper & lemon rind for 40 minutes.  Puree & return to the pot. 
Mix in the lemon juice & simmer gently.  Cool & skim any fat that might appear on the surface.  Chill. 
To serve, scatter with the chives & garnish each bowl with a slice of lemon.
Adapted from Pamela Westland, "Fruit"