Dad'S Clam Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (7 1/2 oz.) cans minced clams
6 Tbsp. bacon drippings
2 large onions, chopped
4 medium potatoes, diced
8 c. boiling water
2 (No. 2) cans whole tomatoes
2 bay leaves
4 c. minced carrots
2 stalks celery, minced
1 green pepper, minced
1 tsp. thyme
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. caraway seed

Preparation

In a kettle, fry bacon; remove bacon pieces and reserve.
Cook onions in fat until straw colored.
Add potatoes, boiling water, tomatoes, celery, carrots, green pepper, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper.
Cover; simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.
Add caraway seed, clams and clam liquid; simmer for another 5 minutes. Serve in a hot tureen.
Sprinkle top with bits of crisp bacon.