[1] Sometimes the dairy product is added at the end of the cooking process, such as after a cream soup has been puréed.
[2] A cream soup will often have a soup base, prepared with ingredients such as onion, celery, garlic powder, celery salt, butter, bacon drippings, flour, salt, pepper, paprika, milk, light cream, and chicken stock or vegetable stock.
[3] Various vegetables or meats are then added to the base.
Sometimes, leftover vegetables and meats are used in cream soups.
[4] A multitude of notable cream soups exist, including, but not limited to the following listed below.