Trading Post: Nothing beats a mushroom-asparagus soup

Helen Hammes of Beardstown remembers the delicious mushroom-asparagus soup served at the restaurant at Clayville Rural Life Center, a rural history center west of Springfield that was operated by what used to be Sangamon State University.

"When Clayville featured a restaurant-tearoom, they served a mushroom-asparagus soup. It was the tastiest soup I have ever eaten. I have tried to duplicate it with no success," wrote Hammes, who wants to locate the recipe.