Polish Horseradish Soup (Zupa Chrzanowa) | Kelchner's

Ingredients

• 8 1/2 cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock)
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 whole black peppercorns
• 2 whole allspice berries
• 3 1/2 ounces Kelchner's Horseradish
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup vegetable stock (cold, or chicken stock)
• 1 lemon (juiced)
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon saffron threads (crumbled)
• 3 large eggs (hard-cooked, peeled and sliced)
• 1 to 2 sprigs fresh thyme (leaves only)
• 12 slices bacon (crisply fried and crumbled)