Shirley Humphries’s Easy Corn Chowder

Fry until crisp & remove from pan:
5 slices bacon
Sauté in bacon drippings & remove from pans:
1 sliced onion
1 C. fresh mushrooms, sliced (optional)
Stir together in same pan:
1 can potatoes, diced
1 can corn
1 can carrots (optional)
1 can cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup
2 cans milk (or half and half)
½ cube butter
Add:
Bacon & onions (and mushrooms, if using)
Heat through and serve.
Good served with:
green salad &
sour dough bread

Grandma Packer’s Friend Helen Lund’s Easy Alta Powder Chowder

Combine & cook 15 minutes over medium heat:
1 pkg. Knorr’s Leek Soup
4 C. water
2 cans clam juice
Add & cook 15 more minutes:
1 C. finely sliced celery
1 ½ C. chopped cooked potatoes
¼ C. butter
Add: 2 cans drained clams
Melt in a saucepan:
½ C. butter
¾ C. flour
3 to 4 C. milk
Add: ¼ C. red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper