Clam Chowder

"Tastes great with Maria's homemade wheat bread."
-Emily Benedict

Ingredients:
4 C chopped potatoes
1/2 package bacon
1 C onion, finely chopped
1 C celery, finely chopped
1 stick butter
3/4 C flour
1 quart half & half
2 cans minced clams and juice
1/4 C red wine vinegar
1 1/2 tsp salt
dash of pepper

Directions:
Barely cover potatoes in water and simmer until tender. Chop bacon and cook in a separate pan. Add butter and saute onion and celery with bacon. Stir in flour.l Add cream and stir with a wire whisk until smooth and thick. Add un-drained potatoes, clams, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Red wine vinegar is the secret. Add more if you like until it tastes perfect. Serves 8.