Turkey-vegetable soup

6 servings

1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 cups water
2 chicken bouillon cubes
2 cups cooked turkey, diced
½ cup celery tops and pieces
1½ cups diced potatoes
1 cup diced carrots
2½ cups milk
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper

Cook onion in fat until tender. Add water, bouillon cubes, turkey, and vegetables.

Boil gently, covered, until vegetables are tender.

Stir a little of the milk into the flour until mixture is smooth; add remaining milk, salt, and pepper. Add milk mixture to soup.

Simmer, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until soup is slightly thickened.

Variation

Chicken-vegetable soup.—Use chicken instead of turkey, and chicken broth instead of water and bouillon cubes.

Menu suggestion

Serve with a cucumber salad, toast, and cherry pie.