Corn Chowder

CORN CHOWDER

• 4 slices bacon
• 2 tblsp. onion, minced
• 1 tblsp. celery, minced
• 1 tblsp. pepper, minced
• 2 cups corn
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 3 tomatoes, cut-up
• 2 pints milk
• salt & pepper to taste

Dice the bacon and put into pan to brown, add onion, celery and pepper; fry until bacon is crisp. Add the corn and saute together for 3 minutes. Add the potatoes, tomatoes and seasoning, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Finally add the milk, heat to the boiling point and serve with a little chopped parsley.  To make a richer soup, you can use evaporated milk.