Cream of Celery Soup - Litchfield Farmers' Market

Ingredients

• 3 small cloves of garlic, peeled and pressed or minced
• 8 small to medium stalks of celery, trimmed and sliced, a few leaves reserved
• 3 small leeks, sliced
• 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
• 7 cups of water
• 1¼ cup hot milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons cake flour (all-purpose is fine)
• 1 whole clove
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon white pepper