Boston Clam Chowder - Good Food And Treasured Memories

Ingredients

• 3 cups potatoes, (cubed)
• 1 cup green onion, (chopped)
• 1 cup carrots, (chopped)
• 1 cup celery, (chopped)
• 1 Tbsp garlic (minced)
• 2 Tbsp chicken oxo, (powdered)
• 1 Tbsp salt, adjust to your taste ((I prefer a vegetable salt like 'Herbamare'))
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp thyme, dried
• 236 ml clam nectar, (as well as the nectar drained from the clams)
• 568 ml (20 oz) whole butter clams, (chopped slightly, if necessary)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 6 cups 1/2 & 1/2 cream OR use (3 1/2 cups of 1% milk for a lighter version)