Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4             ounces  salt pork -- diced
  1              small  onion -- finely chopped
     1/4           cup  diced celery
  3             medium  potatoes -- peeled and chopped
  1                cup  clam juice
  1                cup  water
                        salt
                        black pepper
     1/4      teaspoon  ground thyme
  2               cups  milk
  2               cups  light cream
  4              dozen  large clams

Preparation:

In a large soup kettle, brown salt pork and remove from kettle. In rendered fat, saute onions and celery until tender. Add potatoes, clam juice, water, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer uncovered until potatoes are tender. Stir in milk, cream, and clams. Heat through, but do not boil.

Nutritional Information:

811 Calories (kcal); 53g Total Fat; (58% calories from fat); 42g Protein; 42g Carbohydrate; 202mg Cholesterol; 902mg Sodium