Cheese Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 Tbsp. butter
6 Tbsp. flour
1 qt. rich milk
2 c. grated cheese
2 c. chicken stock, seasoned to taste
1/2 c. celery
1/2 c. green pepper
1/2 c. onion
1/2 c. grated carrots
several drops hot pepper sauce
salt to taste

Preparation

Melt 6 tablespoons butter.
Add flour, blending well.
Pour milk in gradually, blending well.
Bring to a boil.
Add cheese and remove from heat, but keep warm.
Melt remaining butter in another pan.
Add celery, green pepper, onion and carrots, all of which have been finely chopped or grated.
Cook until transparent, then pass these through a sieve.
Add chicken stock and mix well. Combine two mixtures and season with hot pepper sauce and salt. Do not boil.