Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2      teaspoon  kosher salt
  1           teaspoon  white pepper
     1/2      teaspoon  ground ginger
     1/2      teaspoon  ground thyme
     1/4      teaspoon  ground sage
     1/4      teaspoon  cayenne
     1/8      teaspoon  ground cumin
  2          teaspoons  chicken fat
  2          teaspoons  unsalted butter
     3/4           cup  onion
     1/2           cup  celery
     1/2      teaspoon  garlic
  7               cups  chicken stock
  8                     gingersnap
  1           teaspoon  light brown sugar

Preparation:

combine salt, white pepper, ginger, thyme, sage, cayenne, and cumin-mix well and set aside heat butter and chicken fat in a large skillet, over a moderate flame add celery, onions, and garlic heat and stir for 5 minutes whisk in seasonings mixture and saute for another 5 minutes whisk in stock bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20-25 minutes, until reduced to 1 quart whisk in ground gingersnaps, heat and stir for 10 minutes add brown sugar and additional ground ginger to taste strain well keep warm serve hot or warm

Nutritional Information:

38 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (39% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 2mg Cholesterol; 1025mg Sodium