cream of chicken soup with herbs

Ingredients

• 1 medium chicken, cooked and removed from bones
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 - bay leaf
• 1 medium onion,chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 - carrot, chopped
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 4 cups milk
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, marjoram, and chives
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 cup minute rice
• 1/2 teaspoon tumeric
• - salt and pepper, chopped parsley
• 1 large can chicken can be used instead of cooking a chicken.