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This is my first time to post, I have been lurking in the background for a few

months and enjoying all of the information that you all have provided. I bought

my 5200 from Lee Ann in December at Sam's in Lady Lake, FL. I have owned a 3600

for 25 years but I did not really appreciate it until I watched Lee Ann's demo's

for 3 days. I still have my 3600 and would not get rid of it, it still works

great. However I do like the 5200 extremely well. I have been green smoothing

since December and have lost 20 pounds. I make ice cream Lee Ann's way with

grape juice. I do tomato juice and others.

While reading the post for the last couple of days and especially about the

potato soup, I got hungry for my potato soup; I have made it for a long time. So

I decided I would have it for lunch today and it was tasty, it is almost vegan.

Hear it is:

2 medium baking potatoes

2 stalks of celery with leaves

1 big slice of onion

3 cups of filtered water

1 heaping tsp of chicken bullion I use Vogue low salt get it at health store

2 heaping tsp of non fat dry milk

Bacon bits optional

Cut up the potatoes into 1 " pieces (leave the skin on) and chop the onion and

cut the celery into small pieces with the leaves, cook this in the micro for 2 ½

min. Heat the water in micro for about 6 min and place into the blender. Place

the potatoes, onion's in the blender reserving 1/3 of them for later (I cook the

potatoes and onion together). Place the celery into the blender. Place the

bullion into the blender and the milk. Start the machine and go to 10 then high

and let it blend for 4 or 5 min to get steaming hot. Reduce to 2 and add the 1/3

of remaining potatoes and onion and let blend for 15 or 20 sec.

Serve and top with the bacon bits.

Thanks again for all of the information that you all give so freely.

Tom in the Villages, FL