turkey soup-my way

Ingredients

• - remove most of the meat from turkey bones, reserving the meat. place the bones,wing tips any skin, neck and left over dressing, if any. the dressing is optional, but it does give great flavor to the soup. add all to a large soup kettle with enough
• - water to cover all in the kettle. bring all to a boil and boil fro 30 minutes. pour all contents through a strainer, reserving the broth. save any pieces of meat from strainer and place into kettle with the broth. discard all remaining in strainer.
• 10 cups broth, you should have this much in kettle already, then add the following:
• 1 1/4 cups raw carrots, cut into circles
• 1 1/4 cups celery, diced
• 1 large a bay leaf
• - salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 large onion , diced
• 1/4 cup milk - this makes a nice and creamy soup
• - any other reserved turkey, cut up
• 1 1/2 teaspoons your choice of combination of oregano, basil or thyme
• 8 ounces pkg. egg noodles ,uncooked