8 to 10 pounds potatoes 1 1/4 quarts sliced onion 2 cups diced celery 1 1/2 pounds salt pork 8 quarts water 1/2 cup minced parsley

1/2 cup potato flour or

1/2 cup cornstarch 3 quarts milk 5 or more tablespoons salt

2 teaspoons pepper

3 cups grated cheese

Cut pork in half-inch cubes, cook slowly until crisp; remove pork, and reserve one cup fat. Add onion and celery to remaining fat, and cook five minutes. Cook potato, water, onion, celery, and pork scraps together slowly about forty-five minutes. Stir reserved fat and flour together, add hot milk, and cook twenty to thirty minutes in double boiler. Turn into potato mixture, add seasonings, bring to boil, and serve with grated cheese sprinkled over top.