Potato Soup

• 6 cups cubed peeled potatoes
• 5 cups of water
• 2 cups cubed, cooked chicken, or ham, or fried bacon (if you use bacon, you may want to add that shortly before you serve it to keep it kind of crisp)
• 2 cups of chopped onion
• one-half cup chopped celery
• one cup sliced carrots
• 4 Tbls. Butter
• 4 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder or granules (I love Watkins brand)
• 2 tsp. salt
• one-half tsp. pepper
• 2 cups Half and Half, heated

In a large slow-cooker (Crock Pot) combine all ingredients except the Half and Half (half cream and half milk) Cook on high for 8 hours or until the vegetables are tender. Add heated Half and Half, mixing thoroughly, and serve with bread or soda crackers.