hearty potato soup

Categories: Soup/stew
Yield: 8 servings

Measure	Ingredient
6 mediums	Potatoes, peeled & sliced
2	Carrots, diced
6	Celery stalks, diced
2 quarts	Water
1	Onion, chopped
6 tablespoons	Butter or Margarine
1 teaspoon	Salt
½ teaspoon	Pepper
1½ cup	Milk

From an old Dutch recipe.

In a large kettle, cook potatoes, carrots and celery in water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid and setting vegetavles aside. In the same kettle, saute onion until soft. Stir in flour, salt and pepper, gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Gently stir in cooked vegetables. Add 1 cup or more of reserved cooking liquid until soup is desired consistency.