Cream of Potato Soup

With all this rainy weather here in the Ozarks would be a good day for soup....don`t get me wrong rain in August is a good thing, don`t happen very often.....

Cream Of Potato Soup
Mrs. Binge Turner

6 potatoes or 1 package frozen hash browns
1 onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
2 cups fine noodles or small macaroni
1/2 gallon milk
4 Tablespoons margarine
3 Tablespoons flour
1/2 cup cold water
salt and pepper to taste

Combine potatoes, onion and celery in 2 cups water and simmer 15 minutes. Add noodles or macaroni and cook until tender. Add milk and margarine. Make a thickening with flour and water and stir into hot soup. Salt and pepper to taste.