Wild Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. wild rice
1 lb. bacon
3 Tbsp. bacon drippings
3/4 c. chopped celery
1 c. chopped onion
1/3 c. chopped green pepper
2 (14 1/2 oz.) cans (ready to serve) chicken broth
3 (10 3/4 oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms

Preparation

Wash wild rice.
Boil rice for 15 minutes and drain; set aside.
Fry bacon until crisp.
Remove bacon and discard all but 3 tablespoons bacon drippings.
Saute celery, onion and green pepper in drippings, until onion is transparent.
Put in a large kettle and add rice, broth, mushrooms, soup and diced bacon.
Cook on low heat for 1 hour or more.
Do not add salt.