Clam Chowder

Ingredients

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• 5 strips bacon, diced
  
• 3 tablespoons butter
  
• 2 large onions, chopped
  
• 4 celery sticks, chopped
  
• 6 cloves of garlic, minced
  
• 2 fresh bay leaves
  
• 3 stems fresh thyme
  
• 5 potatoes, cleaned and cubed (do not peel)
  
• 1 ½ teaspoons pepper
  
• 1 51 ounce can of minced clams in juice (about 4 cups clam juice)
  
• ½ teaspoon Seafood Bullion (secret ingredient)
  
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire
  
• 5 tablespoons flour (more or less to get desired consistency)
  
• 3 cups of half-and-half
  
• 2 cups of whole milk
  
• Salt to taste
  
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