Clam Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 c. diced onion
1 c. sliced celery
1 c. diced potatoes
dash of white pepper
dash of sage
dash of hot sauce
1 tsp. dry parsley
2 c. clam broth
2 c. clam meat (canned clams will work)
1 c. milk, cream or evaporated skim milk (according to preference)

Preparation

Saute onion and celery in butter (or margarine).
Add potatoes and continue to saute.
Add dash of pepper, sage, hot sauce and parsley.
Stir.
Add clam broth.
Bring to boil and simmer until potatoes are cooked.
Turn down heat and add clams.
Heat, but do not boil.
Add milk of choice.
Allow to heat through, but do not boil.
Serve with a dot of butter, sprinkle of parsley, fresh ground pepper and oyster crackers.