Celestial Potato Soup

• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 carrots, grated
• 1 rib celery, finely chopped
• 1 turnip, peeled and diced
• 3 Tbsp. minced onion
• 1 Tbsp. dried vegetable flakes
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 1 1/2 c. milk
• 1 1/2 c. sour cream
• 3 slices bacon, fried and crumbled

1. Combine potatoes, carrots, celery, turnip, onion, vegetable flakes, salt and pepper; cover with water and simmer 30 minutes. In another saucepan, melt butter and stir in flour; add a small amount of liquid from potato mixture to form a paste.
2. Cool and stir in milk and sour cream.
3. When vegetables are cooked, mash or puree them and add flour and milk mixture.
4. Do not boil.
5. Serve; sprinkle with bacon.
6. Serves 6.

potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, vegetable flakes, salt, butter, flour, milk, sour cream, bacon

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=172865 (may not work)