Old Fashioned Smoked Salmon Soup from Waterfall Resort Alaska

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup celery (mostly leaves), chopped
• 2 (6.5 oz.) cans smoked king salmon
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups half and half
• 1/4 cup cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water (slurry)
• Dash of salt and pepper
• Soup crackers or fresh bread