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Cold Cantaloupe Soup
In a blender, puree 1 cut-up cantaloupe with 1/2 cup orange juice. Pour into a bowl and stir in 1 1/2 cups additional orange juice, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice. Chill for at least one hour, then serve with a sprig of mint and if you like, a dollop of crème fraiche or heavy cream and/or a sprinkling of cayenne pepper, to taste. Serve in small bowls for a between-course palate refresher or in large bowls as a dessert.
Chapter Twelve
Abigail found her recipes and looked them over: cantaloupe soup, salade Nicoise. Boil the little red potatoes, blanch the green beans, hard-boil four eggs. Jar of anchovies...had she forgotten that? No, there it was. Cantaloupe...
When the doorman called to say that Samantha was on her way up, Abigail had managed to cut the cantaloupe in half and get the scrubbed potatoes in some simmering water. She wiped her brow with the back of her hand and went to the door.
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