SOUPE AUX LéGUMES DE MAMAN

Steps:

• Wash potatoes, peel and slice roughly. Place in a small pot, water to cover. Add garlic and salt. Bring to a boil and simmer till tender (about 10 minutes). Wash all other vegetables and slice or dice them. Melt the 2 ounces of butter in a large pot and "sweat" all the vegetables stirring often (5 minutes). This procedure eliminates the more aggressive aromas of fresh vegetables. Add the potatoes and garlic. Add water to cover and continue to cook until all vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaves. Purée drained vegetables in food mill using the fine grating disc, reserving the cooking water to be poured over to thin the soup to the consistency you like (it shouldn't be too liquid or too thick).