Potato Soup (Mom)

By dlgates60

Ingredients

• ¼ cup margarine
• ½ cup onion
• 3 – 4 meduim potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. chicken base to taste
• 2 cups milk
• 4 cups water
• ¼ cup flour
• ½ a can ham, chopped (or whatever ham you have)

Preparation

Step 1

In large dutch oven, melt margarine, add onions. Cook until soft. Add water, potatoes and ham. Simmer 15 – 30 minutes until potatoes are soft. Combine milk and flour in a jar and shake well. Stir into soup. Heat and stir until thickened.
NOTE: Instead of ¼ cup margarine, I use 1 ½ tbsp. onion flakes and 1 tbsp. butter.