Hotel Bristol's Soupe de Courge a la Créme

Hotel Bristol's Soupe de Courge a la Creme:

1976, from my Best of the Best Recipes

I've made this Soup many times. I used to prepare it for Thanksgiving

It's a Cream of Pumpkin Soup (Made, Baked and Served in the Pumpkin) The juice of the Pumpkin, as it bakes, adds a great flavor to the soup. This is made with your typical Halloween Pumpkin and not a
Sugar Pumpkin.

Hotel Bristol's Soupe de Courge a la Créme.

1- ( 7 - 8 lb.) Pumpkin ( Cut a Circle around the top and keep the Stem on)
4 Cups of Croutons
1 1/4 C Grated Swiss or Emmenthal Cheese
4 C Half and Half
Salt
Fresh Ground Pepper
Ground Nutmeg, a good pinch

As mentioned above, cut off the Top of the Pumpkin and reserve it for an attractive Cover when serving this Soup.

Scrape out the Pumpkin using a large heavy spoon, remove the seeds, maintaining all of the meat of the Pumpkin

Fill the Shell of the Pumpkin 3/4 full with alternating layers of Croutons and Cheese

Season the Half and Half with Salt, Pepper and Nutmeg

Pour the Mixture into the Pumpkin

Replace the top of the Pumpkin

Place it in a Roasting Pan
Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree Oven for 2 hours.
Stir occasionally

Carefully remove it from the oven to a serving platter, serve it from the Pumpkin, at the table

Ladle into Soup Plates

Enjoy!
Peace in the Kitchen!