20 | pounds | red potatoes |
8 | pounds | fully cooked ham, cubed |
4 | cans | (10¾ oz. each) condensed cream of celery soup, undiluted |
2 | quarts | milk |
½ | cup | all-purpose flour |
6 | pounds | process American cheese, cubed |
2 | tsp. | pepper |
2 | tsp. | paprika |
Cook potatoes until tender; cool. peel if desired and cut into cubes. place about 6 cups of potatoes each in eight greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pans. Add about 3½ cups of cubed ham to each pan. In a large Dutch oven over medium heat, combine soup, milk and flour until smooth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add cheese, pepper and paprika. Reduce heat and cook until cheese is melted. pour about 2¼ cups of sauce into each pan. Cover and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly.
Yield: 140 (1 cup) servings