Potato Soup II...
Source: Jim Mixson Modified by from an http://cookbook.herald-mail.com/soups/hearty_pot_soup.html recipe

2 3/4 # potatos, peeled and diced
1/2 # carrots, peeled and diced
4 oz smoked ham, diced fine
1 T dehydrated celery
1 4 oz onion, chopped fine
6 T butter
6 T all purpose flour
2 T JGM mix...This is my concoction; see Recipe
1 1/2 cups milk
2 qt water
1 T bacon drippings
1 t liquid smoke
 
Cook potatos, carrots and celery in Dutch oven with water.  
Season with JGM Mix.
Cook until tender, about 15-20 minutes.  Drain vegetables, keeping both 
broth and cooked vegetables.
Saute onion with ham in butter and bacon drippings, until tender. 
Add liquid smoke.
Add sauted mixture to cooked vegetables.  Add flour and gradually add 
milk , stirring constantly to blend.  Add broth from above and additional
water to get desired consistency.