Connie  posted 02-11-99 
  Asparagus Soup
  2 cups of asparagus ends 
  2 cups chicken stock 
  1/4 cup chopped onions 
  1 Tbls. parsley chopped 
  2 cups milk or half and half 
  salt/pepper and nutmeg to taste 
  Simmer asparagus ends in chicken broth until almost tender or falling apart, add onions
  and cook until tender.
 May puree at the point - or not; add rest of ingredients.
 If desired,
  thicken the soup by mixing 1/4 cup water and 2 Tbls. corn starch and add to the soup. 
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