Foodista | Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Food News | Cream of Ham & Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 4 tbs butter
• 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 3 cups water, or any stock but beef
• 2 medium potatoes, well scrubbed and cut in chunks--leave skin ON
• 1 cup thickly diced ham
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 cup heavy cream, light cream or half and half cream
• salt to taste*