My Mother's Clam Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup diced onion
• 2 cups diced potatoes
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 pint milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 cup celery (chopped)
• 2 (6 ounce) cans clams
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 pint half-and-half
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine cut vegetables in a large stew pot.
• 2 drain juice off canned clams and pour juice over veggies.
• 3 add enough water to cover vegetables.
• 4 simmer over medium heat until tender.
• 5 melt butter in a sauce pan.
• 6 add flour and blend until smooth.
• 7 when vegetables are tender add the flour mixture and all other ingredients to the vegetables.
• 8 make sure flour mixture is mixed in well (it acts as a thickening agent).
• 9 simmer all ingredients for 30 minutes.
• 10 add salt and pepper to taste.