Clam Chowder

(R Family Recipe)


1/4 pound bacon
1 large onion
2 cans minced clams
1/2 cup water
6 potatoes (medium size)-largely chopped
3 celery stalks--finely chopped
1 can corn
salt, pepper and sage to taste
1 cup milk (we use whole)
1 cup half and half
3 tablespoons butter
flour

fry bacon. add onion to the frying bacon and cook onions until clear. dump into large pot.

add the calms (with the sauce in the can), 1/2 cup water, potato chunks, celery, corn, 1 cup milk, salt, pepper, and sage.

cook until potatoes are tender.

in a separate little sauce pan make the following to thicken the soup:

to the 2 tablespoons of melted butter, add 1 cup of half and half and add flour until bubbly and thick. slowly add 1/2 cup liquid from the soup and mix.

add cream to soup.

cook soup until potatoes are tender.