Weekly Recipe: Potato Soup

This soup is sure to keep you warm on cold winter days!

Ingredients:
6 medium potatoes; peeled & cubed
2 carrots; sliced thin
6 stalks celery; diced
2 qt. water
1 onion; diced
6 Tbs. butter
6 Tbs. all purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1-1/2 c. milk
1/2lb. Bacon; diced
Garlic salt to taste

Instructions:
In a stock-pot, cook potatoes, carrots, and celery in water until tender (about 20 minutes).  Drain, reserve liquid and set aside. 

In same pot, saute onions in butter until tender.  Stir in flour, salt and pepper.  Gradually add milk, stirring until thickened and smooth.  Gently stir in cooked vegetables. 

Add reserved cooking liquid until desired consistency is reached.  Serve and enjoy.