Mirliton Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 1 12 chopped onions
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 1 12 teaspoons basil
• 1 12 teaspoons thyme
• 1 12 teaspoons garlic powder
• 12 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 3 bay leaves
• 4 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 12 teaspoon black pepper
• 12 teaspoon white pepper
• 12 teaspoon red pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 2 14 lbs mirlitons (can use more, but no less)
• 1 12-2 lbs peeled shrimp
• 12 pint whipping cream