Celery Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon Butter
• 2 cups Chopped celery
• 1 medium Onion -- chopped
• 1 medium Potato chopped
• 2 cups Chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon Fresh dill (or parsley)
• 2 cups Milk
• 2 tablespoons Grated fresh carrot
• 2 tablespoons Grated fresh celery
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Pepper

Preparation:

• Melt butter in a large pot.
• Add celery, onion and potato.
• Cover pot and stew vegetables over low heat for 10 minutes without browning.
• Add stock and herbs, cook vegetables until soft, about 30 minutes.
• Puree mixture in a blender, or force through a sieve.
• Stir in milk, adjust seasonings, toss in grated carrot and celery.
• Reheat to just below boiling point.