Soups, Stews, and Chowders

After trying the most wonderful potato soup at a local market I tried to come home and duplicate it. It didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted but I found my version better. I got the name Potato Chowder soup because when my husband tried it he thought it tasted like a chowder. Also a can of corn could be added as a quick variation. Very tasty and warms the soul on a dreary damp day.

A friend gave me this recipe 25 years ago. At the time, she was in her 60s and working as a cook on a riverboat barge.