Just for Darcy:)

This is my mother in law's recipe for Ham and Corn Chowder. I made this recipe for our school soup club and it is amazing:)

• 4 slices raw bacon
• 1 large onion
• 3 c diced potatoes
• 3 c water
• 3 tbsp margarine
• 1/4 c flour
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 c diced ham
• 1/4-1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 tbsp parsley
• 2 c milk
• 1 can corn
• paprika to taste

Cook bacon, add onions and saute until your onions are clear- 3-5 minutes. Add potatoes and water- simmer for ten minutes or until your potatoes are tender. While this is cooking you will also be multi tasking and working on your white sauce to thicken the soup. In a large measuring cup- 6 c at least combine: butter and flour- microwave for 2 minutes and whisk. This is to cook the flour so your soup doesn't taste flour-like. Slowly (while whisking) add all of your milk. Microwave the whole mixture in 2 minute increments until you microwave it for ten minutes- or until it is very thick. (At this point add your paprika, salt and pepper, to the white sauce. (This is also an amazing sauce itself over noodles:)) Add to your soup mixture and all the other remaining ingredients. Simmer the soup but DO NOT LET IT BOIL- unless you want a curdled mess- if so then boil away.
Good luck! Enjoy!