Potato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 to 6 potatoes, diced
1 onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
4 c. water (approximately)
3 to 4 Tbsp. flour
2 to 3 Tbsp. butter
1 can evaporated milk
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Place prepared vegetables in a big kettle and add enough water to completely cover.
Cook until tender and remove from heat.
Make up flour thickening by mixing flour with about a 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid to form a paste.
Slowly stir this into the rest of the soup and heat to thicken, stirring constantly.
Then add butter, salt and pepper.
Add the evaporated milk and continue to heat over a very low fire.
Stir to keep from burning.
Enjoy!
The evaporated milk makes it very good.