Potato Peel Broth

Adapted from Anna Thomas's The Vegetarian Epicure 1 quart water the peels of 6-7 large, well cleaned potatoes 5 stalks of celery 1 onion, quartered rosemary, pepper, and garlic to taste add water to potato peels, boil down for about an hour strain broth into another saucepan and let cool add rosemary, pepper, garlic, celery and onion to taste, boil for another hour or so good in veggie noodle soup, and as a base for various chowders that would otherwise call for chicken broth