Homestyle Potato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 medium onions, chopped
3 to 4 chopped carrots
3 ribs celery, chopped
8 potatoes (medium), cut into chunks with skin left on
salt
pepper
2 bay leaves
1 tsp. sweet basil
1 1/2 c. dry milk (nonfat)
1 stick (1/2 c.) butter
parsley

Preparation

Cut potatoes into chunks with skin left on; add to 1/2 gallon boiling water with 2 tablespoons salt.
Saute in butter the carrots, celery, onions, bay leaves and basil.
Add sauteed vegetables to boiling potatoes and add 1 tablespoon pepper.