"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> "ms_peacock" > wrote
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> Sometimes when I'd eat at this one place, I'd get the cup of soup that
> came with the specials. Once in a while it would be cream of potato.
> Tasted for the world like potato flake mashed potatoes, but it certainly
> was more liquid than just mashed potatoes and gravy.
>
>> It might be in your world but in my world it's soup.
>>
>> Start with diced bacon and onion. Cook until the onion is translucent.
>> Add the cold leftover diced baked potatoes, milk, celery flakes, parsley
>> flakes, salt and pepper to taste. Cook over medium heat until it's
>> almost boiling.
>
> Sounds great, though I assumed the liquid would be chicken or vegetable
> broth? I did expect some cream would be added.
>
> Heh, and maybe served with a little pat of butter on top, just to get
> the fat and calorie content as high as possible.
>
> nancy

I don't want my potato soup to taste like chicken. Since the potatoes are
already cooked there's no need to use a liquid to cook the potatoes. You
can add a little cream to yours if you want. I rarely have cream so mine is
just milk.

Ms P