Baked Potato Soup

4 Large Potatoes
2/3 Cup Butter
2/3 Cup Flour
1-1/2 Quart Milk
Salt and Pepper
4 Green onions
1 Cup Sour cream
2 Cup Crisp-cooked bacon crumbled
5 Ounce Grated cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 350 degrees and bake the potatoes until for tender. Melt butter
in a medium saucepan. Slowly blend in flour with a wire whisk until
thoroughly blended. Gradually add milk to the butter-flour mixture, whisking
constantly. Whisk in salt and pepper and simmer over low heat, stirring
constantly. Cut potatoes in half, scoop out the meat and set aside. Chop
half the potato peels and discard the remainder. When milk mixture is very
hot, whisk in potato. Add green onion and potato peels. Whisk well, add sour
cream and crumbled bacon. Heat thoroughly. Add cheese a little at a time
until it is all melted in. Serve with crusty French Bread and fresh butter.

Servings: 1
Home Cookin 4.8 Chapter: Soups