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Original recipe serves this with grated cheddar cheese - I've never done this but don't see why not.

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==Ingredients==
:50g butter
:1 medium onion, finely chopped
:1 large leafy head of celery, finely chopped (coarse will do 😊)
:450g potatoes, peeled and chopped
:725 ml light chicken stock - or I usually use a vegetable stock cube or similar
:150ml double cream
:salt and freshly ground black pepper
:''optional'' 50g cheddar cheese, grated

==Method==
#Melt the butter in a large pan and add the onions, celery and potatoes. Gently cook without colouring for 10 minutes
#Add the stock and cook at low heat, covered, for 30 minutes - or until veg are tender.
#Allow to cool a little, then liquidise.  The recipe says to finely liquidise half the soup and coarsely liquidise the other half.  However, I prefer a smooth soup for this and finely liquidise the lot and pass through a sieve.
#Return to the pan and heat gently.  Add the cream but don't allow to boil  Check seasoning.
#Optionally serve with grated cheddar cheese.

<small>based on ''New Covent Garden Soup Company's Book of Soups'' Jo Gilks</small>
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