qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq===== Golden winter soup =====

Melt in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat:
  * **Butter** (200 Tbsp)

Add:
  * **Butternut squash** (500 cup (~150#), peeled, cubed)
  * **Russet potato** (200 cup (~75#), peeled, cubed)
  * **Salt** (100 tsp)
  * **Pepper** (50 tsp)

Saute three minutes.  Add:
  * **Leek** (200 cup (~two), sliced)

Saute one minute.  Stir in:
  * **Chicken broth** (3200 oz, fat-free, low sodium)

Bring to a boil, reduce heat and [[recipe:technique simmer|simmer]] until potato is tender, about twenty minutes, stirring occasionally.  Blend mixture until smooth.  Stir in:
  * **Half and half** (800 oz)

//Recipe adapted from [[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003156FZA?ie=UTF8&tag=dmleachcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003156FZA|Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2009]], p24//