Potato Soup V

Directions

1. Cut up the potatoes, put them in a stew-pan with the butter and the onion cut in slices.
2. Stir over the fire for 5 minutes.
3. Add the water, and simmer for 1 hour.
4. Pass all through a sieve, and return to the stew-pan.
5. Add the milk, salt, and pepper, and serve when hot.