The Hotel Roanoke (Virginia) is famous for its Peanut Soup.
Hotel Roanoke Peanut Soup
1 sm Onion, diced
1/3 ts Celery salt
1/4 lb Butter
1 t Salt
2 Celery ribs, diced
1 tb Lemon juice
3 tb Flour
1/2 c Ground peanuts
2 qt Hot chicken broth
1 lb Peanut butter (creamy)
Melt butter in sauce pan and add onion and celery.
Saute for 5 minutes (do not brown). Add flour and mix
well. Stir in chicken broth and simmer for 30
minutes. Remove from heat and strain. Add peanut
butter, celery salt, salt, and lemon juice. Sprinkle
ground peanuts on top before serving.
Makes 20 1/2 c. servings.
