I think I found the one you're looking for: Apple Walnut Pumpkin Soup with Cheddar
From Richard, at Gail's Swap Archive, in post 331:
Apple Walnut Pumpkin Soup with Cheddar
Found it: October 1988. Recipe request from
the Cape Neddick Inn in Maine.
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
6 tbls. butter
1 1/2 lb. pumpkin, peeled, seeded, and cut into
2 inch cubes
4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
1 cup walnuts
2 cups apple cider
4 cups chicken stock
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. white pepper
1/2 tsp ground allspice plus additional for garnish
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
a pinch of ground cloves
2 cups heavy cream plus additional, whipped, for
garnish
2 cups grated sharp Cheddar
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
In a kettle cook the onion and the garlic in the butter over moderate heat, stirring, until they are softened. Add the pumpkin, the apples, the walnuts, the cider, the stock, the salt, the pepper, and spices, bring the liquid to a boil, and simmer covered partially, for 1 hour, or until the pumpkin is tender. In a blender puree the mixture.
In the cleaned kettle combine the puree with 2 cups of the cream, the Cheddar, and the brown sugar, add salt and pepper to taste, and heat the soup, stirring and being careful not to let it boil, until the Cheddar is melted.
Ladle the soup into heated bowls and top it with the whipped cream and a sprinkling of the additional allspice.
Makes about 15 cups, serving 10.
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You can also find a link to the Gail's thread in Curious' post on Finer Kitchens. Her post led me to Richard's recipe. (see link)
Michael
http://eat.at/swap/forum1/95827_Richard_I_found_your_original_post_at_epi__Here__it_is__I_dont_know_why_it_wo
