New England Style Clam Chowder

Ingredients

• 3 cans minced clams
• 1 stick butter
• 12 c celery diced
• 2 cans evaporated milk
• 2 small cartons half and half
• 2 medium potatoes diced
• 3 cans cream of potato soup
• 6 dashes black pepper
• 4 dashes Texas Pete
• 1 medium onion diced

Directions

1. Saute onion celery and potato in butter
2. Add clams and juice
3. Simmer for 15 minutes
4. Add potato soup
5. Simmer for 1 hour stir often
6. Do not boil Add evaporated milk and half and half
7. Bring to a high simmer without boiling
8. Add pepper and Texas Pete
9. Serve hot
10. Serves 8
11. Freezes well