Ingredients: 6 slices of bacon ½ cup fine diced celery ½ green pepper One medium onion 3 or 4 potatoes 51 OZ can of chopped clams 1 Teaspoon black pepper ½ teaspoon white pepper ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon thyme ¼ cup sharp cheddar cheese 2 Tbls parmesan cheese 2 Tbls Corn starch or flour 2 bay leaves Paprika Butter 1 teaspoon salt 1 qt milk/light cream

Cook 6 pieces bacon in 8-quart pan. Remove bacon, but leave the fat. add 2 tablespoons butter and diced celery, green pepper & onion. Sauté on medium-high heat for five minutes or until lightly brown. Cut up bacon and add back. Add calm juice, bay leaves, ginger, thyme, salt and black and white pepper. Bring to rolling boil on high heat. Mix corn starch or flour with hot water and add Add potatoes, reduce heat(medium-high) Cook uncovered for six minutes at low boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add clams. Add one quart of light cream or ½ & 1/2 . Add cheeses. After cheese melts. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add more salt & pepper to taste Add instant potatoes to thicken Top off with browned butter and paprika before serving

Notes: I use the 51 oz Seawatch Chopped Sea Clams from Sam’s club Sometimes I add a little red-pepper I never measure the spices, I use 50% more pepper than stated above. To make a thicker chowda add more cheese and instant potatoes.