Ingredients
One half pound of bacon, fried and cut in pieces
2 tsp. bacon drippings
1 medium onion, cut up
8 small potatoes cut up in chunks (we leave on the peel)
1 pint fresh clams with liquor (juice) cut in small pieces
2 celery stalks, cut in small pieces
4 and one half cups of water
2 8-oz. bottles of clam juice
Salt and fresh ground pepper
Preparation
In a large pot, cook onions in bacon drippings. Add all other ingredients to pot and heat to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 50 minutes or until potatoes are tender
