Lettuce Soup

Description
This is a soup that my Slovak Grandmother use to make when I was a little girl. She used lettuce she would pick fresh out of her garden. I still make this soup every summer and remember her sitting in her kitchen sipping coffee with my Mother and Aunt. It brings back such fond memories.



Ingredients

 * 2 lbs thick slab Bacon
 * flour
 * milk
 * 2 eggs, beaten
 * 2 bunches leaf lettuce
 * salt

Directions

 * In a cast iron skillet (this the best but you can use any type skillet) Fry 2 lb. of Bacon (to render fat, but not crisp the Bacon).
 * Remove Bacon from skillet leaving the fat in the pan.
 * Allow the Fat to brown (slightly).
 * For every 2 Tablespoons of browned fat rendered add 2 tablespoons of flour.
 * Stirring constantly, brown flour in fat to a deep golden brown.
 * Allow to cool slightly so as not to curdle the milk when added.
 * Once cooled, add 1 Cup of milk for ever 2 tablespoons of flour used.
 * Bring to rolling boil stiring constantly.
 * Add Torn up lettuce and Cut up Bacon to the browned fat and flour mixture.
 * Bring back to a rolling boil, stifring contantly.
 * Add eggs to mixture making sure to stir it thoughout the soup.
 * Reduce heat to low and continue to cook for about 1 hour (until lettuce is cooked down).
 * salt to taste.
 * Serve with a Crusty French bread.