Southern Corn Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 quart milk
1/2 cup celery, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 dash white pepper
3 cups fresh corn
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
3 slices bacon, crisp-fried crumbled

Preparation

Saute onion and celery in butter in saucepan for several minutes or until limp.
Stir in flour.
Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Blend in milk.
Cook until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.
Add celery, sugar, salt, white pepper and corn.
Simmer covered over low heat for about 10 - 15 minutes.
Stir 1 cup hot mixture into eggs; stir eggs into hot mixture.
Add parsley.
Heat to serving temperature. Do not boil.
Sprinkle with bacon; garnish with celery leaves.