Wash the asparagus, cut off the woody ends. Cut asparagus into bite-sized pieces. Peel and wash carrots and potatoes, cut into very small cubes. Put asparagus in boiling salted water.
Table linen: Södahl
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refine with 50 g cream. Whip the rest of the cream until stiff. Flavour with Pernod. Arrange the soup in small bowls with a dollop of cream. Serve garnished with chervil.