Ingredients

  • 4 large baking potatoes
  • 2/3 c. margarine
  • 2/3 c. all-purpose flour
  • 6 c. milk
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • 12 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 1 1/2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream

Method

  • Wash potatoes and bake in conventional oven at 400° for 1 hour
  • or
  • until
  • done.
  • Let
  • cool.
  • Cut
  • potatoes
  • in half, lengthwise,
  • and
  • then
  • scoop
  • out
  • pulp.
  • Melt margarine in a heavy saucepan over low heat;
  • add all-purpose flour, stirring until
  • smooth.
  • Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  • Gradually add 6
  • cups milk.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture
  • is
  • thick
  • and bubbly.
  • Add potato pulp, salt, pepper,
  • 2 teaspoons
  • green
  • onions,
  • 1/2 cup bacon and 1 cup grated cheese.
  • Cook
  • until heated.
  • Stir in sour cream.
  • Add extra milk, if necessary for thickness.
  • Garnish each bowl of soup with green onion, bacon and cheese.
  • Yield:
  • 10 cups.