Creamy Pumpkin Soup- The No Time To Cook Book

This sound like a good pumpkin soup. It is from The No Time To Cook Book by Roslyn Beilly, 1969. The blurb: "If anyone had predicted before I discovered this recipe that I would rave about pumpkin soup, I'd have said he was crazy. But this soup is marvelous, and you should try it..."

Creamy Pumpkin Soup

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

1 tomato, peeled and chopped

1 tablespoon minced parsley

1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried

1 can (1 pound) pumpkin

1 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup cream or milk

1 teaspoon coarse salt

1/4 teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

In a medium saucepan melt the butter. Add onion, green pepper, tomato, parsley, and thyme and cook until soft. Add pumpkin and chicken broth and simmer for a few minutes. Add cream or milk, salt, sugar, and nutmeg. Heat until piping hot. Serves 6