Kelli's Baked Potato Soup

2/3 cup butter or margarine
1 clove garlic
4 green onions chopped
2/3 cup all purpose flour
4 cups milk
3 cups hot water
4 large baking potatoes, cooked and peeled (see recipe for baking potatoes)
1 package real bacon pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 can chicken broth
cheese
sour cream

In a soup kettle melt butter and cook onions and garlic add flour and blend, add milk and water and stir quickly with a wire whisk. Cook for 15-20 minutes stirring often until thickened.  Add peeled potatoes (stir soup with potato mashed breaking up potatoes while stirring) bacon, salt and pepper.  Add Chicken broth slowly until desired consistency.

Serve topped with cheese and sour cream