Grandma Kuhl's German Potato Green Bean Soup

Directions

1. *This is best if you cut the bacon off the front of the package (the part which shows the lean), what would amount to about 2-3 slices total but that includes a good part of lean.
2. If you use celery, a few of the tender inside celery leaves coarsely minced are good in the soup also.
3. Dice the bacon. You can prefry the bacon, but the original recipe calls for using it without frying. Put the bacon, potatoes, green beans (can add in these with the evaporated lowfat milk, but they're ok at this point also), onion, celery, and garlic in a soup pot. Add in water barely to cover. Bring to boil and simmer till the potatoes are done.
4. Pour in the evaporated lowfat milk. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook till heated through (do not boil).
5. Put a tsp. to a Tbsp. of vinegar (depending on the size of the bowl and your taste) in the bottom of each soup bowl. Ladle in the soup.
6. (This curdles the soup slightly, but not to mind, this tastes great.)