Carrot Soup

I came across this soup at a holiday party some 15 years ago.  I had never had carrot soup in my life and screwed up my face at the thought, but I had to make the choice between carrot soup or chicken and prunes, or risk offending the host.  I chose the soup (to this day, I still can't bear the thought of chicken and prunes) and was mighty surprised at how much I liked it.  I begged the