Cream of Mushroom Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter divided
• 3 rib celery stalks diced
• 6 cups chicken broth 
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 2.5 pounds mushrooms fresh sliced
• 2  garlic clove minced
• 1 small bell pepper diced green
• 0.3 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 9 cups milk 
• 2 medium onion diced
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 2 teaspoons salt 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. In a large kettle, saute garlic in 2 tablespoons butter.
2. Add onions, celery and green pepper; saute until tender.
3. Add mushrooms; saute for 5 minutes. Stir in broth and simmer for 20 minutes. In a saucepan, melt remaining butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture comes to a boil; boil for 2 minutes.
4. Add to mushroom mixture; stir in seasonings.