Clam Chowder

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb. salt pork, diced
• 1 cup sliced onions
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 2 cups cubed potatoes
• 1 can tomatoes (16 oz.)
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp. thyme
• 1 Tbsp. chopped parsley
• 2 cans minced clams (8 oz. each)

Directions

Brown salt pork in soup pot. Add vegetables, seasonings and 5 cups hot water. Drain clam liquid into soup, reserving clams. Cook, covered, for 3 hours. Remove bay leaf and add clams just before serving.

By Robin from Washington, IA