Toby Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large onion
5 stalks celery plus leaves, chopped
1/2 cube oleo
1 clove garlic, smashed
4 carrots, sliced
1 large potato, cubed
1 c. dried peas
8 c. water
1 c. precooked rice
1 1/2 tsp. salt or to taste
1 tsp. McKay's seasoning
1 can milk
cottage cheese

Preparation

Saute the onion, celery and garlic in oleo.
Add the next 4 ingredients.
Cook 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Add 1 cup precooked rice the last 15 minutes.
Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt or to taste. Add McKay's seasoning.
Before serving, add milk.
Serve with a scoop of cottage cheese in soup bowl.