Mulligatawny Soup

Another family favorite!

Ingredients
1 broiler-fryer chicken - cut up
4 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground mace
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup onion, chopped
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tomatoes - chopped (medium)
1 apple - coarsely chopped (large)
1 carrot - thinly sliced (medium)
1 green bell pepper - cut into 1/2-inch pieces (medium)

Instructions
1. Heat chicken, giblets (except liver), neck, water, salt, curry powder, lemon juice, cloves and mace to boiling in Dutch oven.

2. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 45 minutes or until juices of chicken run clear.

3. Remove chicken from broth. Cool chicken about 10 minutes or just until cool enough to handle. Remove skin and bones from chicken. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces.

4. Skim fat from broth. Add enough water to broth, if necessary, to measure 4 cups.

5. Heat margarine in Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook onion in margarine about 2 minutes; remove from heat. Stir in flour.

6. Gradually stir in broth. Add chicken, tomatoes and remaining ingredients.

7. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until carrot is tender. Garnish with parsley if desired.

Originally from the Betty Crocker Cookbook (ours is missing this page - did we wear it out?)... after much searching, I found online here.