Ingredients:

• 2 cups cottage ham, cubed OR one large piece of cottage ham
• 2 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 tsp. salt
• black pepper to taste
• 10 TBS. White all-purpose flour
• 3 cups milk
• 4 TBS. butter, melted
• ½ cup canned chicken broth

• Combine potatoes, water, onion, celery, salt and pepper in a large saucepan.
• Cook until vegetables reach desired tenderness.
• In separate bowl, mix flour and one cup milk, blending well.
• Add flour/milk mixture, butter, chicken broth, ham and remaining milk to large saucepan with potato mixture.
• Simmer on medium heat for about 20 minutes or until heated through and thickened. If using a piece of ham instead of the cubes the ham should go in with the vegetables and will need to cook longer.
• Cooling slightly before serving will thicken soup.