Potato Soup east european

Potato soup for all the people in the house Ingredients:

- 1 large onion, diced
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 medium leeks, white only, sliced
- 3 pounds potatoes,the starchy kind- cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon dried leaf thyme, crumbled(if you have)
- 1 big carott
- 2 TB of chopped Parsley
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup cream or milk or 12 cup tomato juice
- 1 meaty ham bone or 2 ham hocks
- salt and pepper
- white bread
In a 3-quart saucepan, sauté onion in butter until golden(see through) in color. Add leeks, potatoes (get the starchy kind, this is important), ham bone, thyme and chicken stock and a hand full parsley; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until potatoes are soft. Remove ham bone and discard. Cool potato and leek mixture slightly and puree in a food processor or put through a sieve. Return to pan and add cream or milk.
Simmer- not cook- an additional 2 to 3 minutes and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot with baguettee. For an special ocasion serve with white wine.

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Serves 6