Great-aunt Simone’s Garlic Soup

Soupe à l’Ail Simone Sorin is one of the great memory dishes of my childhood. During my summer holidays on Noirmoutier, my great-aunt Simone and great-uncle Jean would come to spend a few days with us. On her arrival, Simone, who is an enthusiastic cook, would often prepare this dish, one of her favourites. However far I had gone into the woods or along the beach, I could always tell when Great-aunt Simone had arrived and was preparing her famous sou