INGREDIENTS
2
bacon slices
2 cups
chopped onion
1 1/4 cups
chopped celery
1/2 tsp
salt
1/2 tsp
dried thyme
2
garlic cloves, minced
6 6 1/2 ounce cans
chopped clams, undrained
5 cups
diced peeled baking potato (about 1 pound)
4
bottles clam juice
1
bay leaf
3 cups
fat-free milk
1/2 cup
all-purpose flour (about 2 1/4 ounces)