Czech Potato Soup

1/2 c Mushrooms, dried -OR 1 c Mushrooms, fresh -OR sliced
1 qt Water boiling
1 md Celery stalk
1 lg Carrot chopped
1 md Onion finely chopped
1/4 ts Caraway seeds
1/8 ts Marjoram
1 ts Salt
2 md Potatoes
2 tb Flour
2 tb Butter
Pepper

Stir mushrooms into boiling water, add celery, carrots, onion, caraway seeds, marjoram, salt and pepper, and cook slowly for 1 hour. Add potatoes; simmer 40 minutes more. Make thickening by slightly browning flour and butter in skillet. Add to soup and bring to boil before serving.

Variation: Pierce (to drain grease) and brown chunks of kielbasa and add to soup.

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