Potato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 c. diced potatoes
1/2 c. sliced carrots
6 slices bacon
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. diced celery
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 c. half and half
2 c. milk
shredded cheese
parsley

Preparation

Cook potatoes and carrots until tender in small amount of water.
Fry bacon until crisp and crumble.
Save 2 tablespoons bacon fat and saute onion and celery.
Combine onion, celery, salt, pepper and crumbled bacon.
Add to potatoes.
Add half and half and milk.
Simmer 30 minutes.
Sprinkle cheese and parsley on before serving.