New Jersey Clam Chowder

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

1/4 lb Bacon
2 md Onion
24    Chowder clams; liquor
-reserved
2 1/2 c  Potatoes; sliced cooked
1/2 ts Pepper
1 ts Celery powder
2 tb Parsley
2 ts Crab spice (Old Bay)
2 cn Cream of asparagus soup
2 pt Light cream
4    Tomato; cut and seeded
Asparagus; garnish

Fry bacon in soup pot until crisp, remove. Saute onion till clear, add
clams, liquor, and heat to cook clams. Add potatoes and spices and cook
briefly. Add soup, tomatoes and cream. Simmer 10-15 min. Do not boil. Add
clam broth to taste. Garnish with asparagus spears.

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