GRANDMA LISTER'S VEGETABLE CHOWDER

This is an old family favorite that we still like to make.

2 cups diced potatoes
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup sliced carrots
1/4 cup chopped onion

Don't worry about exact measurements on the veggies.  I usually get a glass 4 cup measure and chop until it's full.

1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups boiling water
2 cups milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup flour
10 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese (medium works OK)
1 16 oz can cream style corn.

In a sauce pan that will fit, combine veggies with salt & pepper and water.  Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.  Do not drain.

In a large pan Make cream sauce with butter, flour & milk (melt butter, while stirring add flour and then slowly add milk)
Add cheese and stir until melted.  Add creamed corn and undrained veggies and heat through.  Do not boil.  Serves 6-8 rest-home patients or 4 normal people.

Lynn