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Granny's Chicken Soup - For Cold's and Flu's

I'm getting out this old recipe to share with you all.  I've used it several times.  The only thing I don't add in is the celery salt.  I got this recipe off another site that I cannot seem to find at the moment.  Anyway, here it is.  It's not your average chicken soup recipe.  It's full of more flavor.  Below is the excerpt and health info the site I got this from. "Down through the ages, home-made chicken soup has been valued and appreciated for it’s soothing and healing qualities when it comes to colds and the flu. I decided to investigate what it is about chicken soup that makes the ailing patient feel better. Here’s what I came up with- ‘All research agrees that chicken soup helps break up congestion and eases the flow of nasal secretions. Many say it also inhibits white blood cells that trigger the inflammatory response (causing sore throats and the production of phlegm.) Chicken contains an amino acid called cysteine- released when you...