Cold Watermelon Soup
6 cups very cold watermelon juice made from ripe, chilled, seeded watermelon
1¾ cups buttermilk or plain yogurt
1 tablespoon of gin or vodka, optional
½ teaspoon rose water, optional
Salt to taste
Garnish with mint
Combine all the ingredients except the garnish and chill. Serve in chilled goblets and garnish with mint
Serves six to eight (as a first course).
"Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread" by Crescent Dragonwagon (Workman, 1992)
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