Barbra Bush's All American Clam Chowder

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 3 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 can clam, drained reserving juice
• 1 large potato, cubed
• 1 can cream of celery soup
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 dash pepper
• oyster crackers (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon until crisp.
• 2 drain on paper towel.
• 3 saute onion in same skillet as bacon until soft.
• 4 add clam juice& potatoes.
• 5 cover& cook over low heat until potatoes are tender, 15 min.
• 6 melt butter in sauce pan.
• 7 add flour& mix together.
• 8 add milk& blend until smooth.
• 9 add clam juice& potatoes; cook& stir until thickened.
• 10 add soup, bacon, clams,& pepper; cook over low heat until heated through, serve with oyster crackers, if desired.