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Print PAST EXPERIMENTS 2009: Horseradish Apple Soup (adapted from: The Inn Chef: Creative Ingredients, Sensational Flavors by Michael Smith) Ingredients: 7 large onions, chopped 7 tbs. butter 14 garlic clove, chopped 21 large Granny Smith apples, cored and chopped, skin-on 5 quarts of apple juice 2 tbs. salt 12 oz. Gold's hot creamy horseradish 1 tbs. nutmeg Melt butter in a 12 quart pot. Sautee onions and garlic. Add remaining ingredients (except the horseradish and nutmeg) and bring to a boil. Simmer until the apples are soft. Add the horseradish and nutmeg. Stir and simmer for two minutes. Puree the soup in a processor or blender. Strain through a food mill or mesh strainer. Serves: 28 It was just awful. Many of my consumers quickly tasted the apples, but no one guessed the horseradish. No one asked for seconds and sometimes only a spoonful was missing from a bowl. Woe is me! But wait: the one glimmer of hope was my Dad. He wanted to take some home because he thought it was good. He called me Thanksgiving evening to say how much he enjoyed the soup especially after adding cheese croutons! Thanks, Dad, now I'll only need minor therapy!