Baked Potato Soup

I had a request for this recipe, so here you go!

4 large baking potatoes
2/3 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup flour
6 cups milk
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. white pepper
3/4 tsp. salt
4 green onions - chopped and divided
12 slices bacon - cooked and crumbled
8 oz. sour cream
1 1/4 cup cheddar cheese - shredded and divided

Wash, dry, and prick potatoes with a fork. Bake at 400 for 1 hour. Let cool.
Cut into hald lengthwise and scoop out pulp; set aside. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk, cook over emdium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is thickened and bubbly. (If you wonder if it is thick enough, keep cooking. It should be THICK!) Add potato pulp, salt, pepper, 2 Tbsp. green onion, half the bacon and 1 cup cheese. Cook until thoroughlt heated. Sitr in sour cream. Serve with remaining green onions, bacon, and cheese.

***Personal Note: We don't add all the bacon to the soup, only to our individual bowls. Otherwise it makes for soggy bacon in the leftovers.