This is the first recipe I ever came up with all by myself. I was in high school, slowly teaching myself to cook, and I figured soup couldn't be that hard to mess up. I tried it, loved it, and have made it the exact same way ever since. This is an old-fashioned, no-frills butternut squash soup, and it is extraordinarily comforting. I add a slug of brandy or bourbon at the end, which is delicious but totally optional.

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