Idabel's Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 medium potatoes
• 1/3 cup celery, chopped
• 1/3 cup carrot, chopped (i use asparagus)
• 1/3 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 quart milk
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 2 teaspoons parsley (i use rosemary or savory)

Recipe

• 1 first peel and cube the potatoes and boil them till tender, drain and then mash half of them in a separate bowl.
• 2 in a 3 to 4 qt pot saute celery, carrots, and onion in the butter till tender or to your liking.
• 3 then stir in flour slowly until smooth, (you may need to add more butter).
• 4 then slowly add the milk and cook till it has thickened.
• 5 add bullion, parsley, then salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 simmer mixture about 20 minutes
• 7 then add all the potatoes and simmer another 20 minutes.