CHEDDAR CHOWDER

My good frien Lucille frum Dayton, Virginny, sent me a cookbook frum thar communitee fer Christmus. I wuz eggcited ta receif' it as I luv a'lookin through cookbooks gittin new idees fer recipes. Try thishere recipe un one o'these cold wint'r days!

CHEDDAR CHOWDER

2 cups wat'r

2 cups dicet potatoes

1 /2 cup dicet carrots

1 /2 cup dicet celery

1 /4 cup choppet onion

1 teespoon salt

1 /4 teespoon black pepp'r

Direckshuns: Combine all ingredyints n' a large kettle. Bawl 10 ta 12 minnuts. Meenwhile make white sauce. Stir sauce into undrunet vegetabull mixture. Heat throughout.

White Sauce

1 /4 cup butt'r

1 /4 cup flour

2 cups milk

2 cups cheddar cheez, gratid

1 cup cubet ham er friet bacon crumbs

Direckshuns: N' a small saucepun melt t'butt'r. Add flour an' stir until smooth (about 1 minnut). Slowlee add milk wile stirryun'. Cook until thickenet. Add gratid cheez an' stir until meltid. Toss n' ham er bacon.