Soupe au Potiron

• 3 lb (1.5 kg) pumpkin flesh, cut in chunks
• 5 or 6 medium potatoes, peele

Boil the pumpkin and potatoes in 2¼ pints (1.1 litres) water for 45 minutes. Purée the mixture, add salt and pepper to taste and stir in the cream thoroughly. Serve hot with plenty of croutons rubb