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Debbie's Mushroom Soup

500g mushrooms, peeled and sliced
1 leek, sliced
1 potato, diced into small cubes
3 sticks celery, sliced
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 parve chicken stock cubes [Massel]
1 tablespoon olive oil
20g butter [optional]

Saute onions and garlic in some olive oil and a knob of butter [butter optional but it does make a difference].
Add chopped leek and celery.
Saute for a few minutes.
Then add mushrooms, potato, stock cubes, salt and pepper and enough water to just cover.
Bring to boil and simmer for about 40 minutes.
Blend and serve.

Hedy's Honey Cake


500g honey
3 eggs
One and a half cups raw sugar
3/4 cup oil
vanilla essence
3 cups SR flour
One and a half cups black coffee [not hot]
3 tablespoons of cocoa

Mix all ingredients together in large bowl of electric mixer.

Pour into one or two large pans and bake at 180 degrees until firm and skewer comes out clean. If making two cakes out of this recipe, cooking time is approx 35 mins.  Allow extra time for one big cake.