Cream Of Rutabaga Soup

• 4 slices bacon
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups rutabagas, diced
• 1 medium potato, diced
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk (or 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup cream)

1. Cook bacon until crisp in a large pot.
2. Remove bacon from pot, crumble and set aside.
3. Saute onions, celery and garlic in bacon grease for 5 minutes.
4. Add rutabaga, potato, chicken stock, sugar, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
5. Blend using hand blender in pot or blend in blender in batches. Return to pot if blended in blender.
6. Stir in milk.
7. Heat gently to serving temperature, do not boil.
8. Garnish with bacon and enjoy.

bacon, onions, celery, garlic, rutabagas, potato, chicken stock, sugar, pepper, salt, milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cream-of-rutabaga-soup-332529 (may not work)